All of our thoughts, bodily functions, memories, and senses are controlled by the central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and spinal cord. Inside the CNS it is the job of neuroimmune cells called microglia, to clean up cellular debris with their counterparts macrophages. These macrophages or white blood cells are known to serve similar functions in the peripheral nervous system (PNS), the region … Continue reading Textbooks redefined as microglia seen entering the Peripheral Nervous System.