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oligodendrocytes
myelinate axons in the CNS
Schwann cells
myelinate axons in the PNS
membrane potentials
difference in ion charge across a membrane.
threshold potential
when an action potential goes from resting potential past a certain points (-55volts) and ion channels open to let ions rush in.