A type of glial cell (sometimes referred to as ‘neuroglial’) that makes up the lining membrane of the ventricles of the brain and of the central canal of the spinal cord, as well as the ependymal area of the neural tube. Recently discovered to be neural stem cells that provide neuronal and glia cell precursors.
See Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), Glial cells, Neural tube, Stem cells, Ventricle