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Which type of glia remove waste material in the nervous system? a. oligodendrocytes b. astrocytes c. Schwann cells d. radial glia
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Which type of glia remove waste material in the nervous system?

a. oligodendrocytes
b. astrocytes
c. Schwann cells
d. radial glia

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B. Astrocytes

Step-by-step explanation:

The tiny microglia and the star-shaped astrocytes remove waste materials that are created primarily when neurons die.

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