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Ina myelinated neuron, two adjacent myelin sheaths are separated by gaps called

a)

Nodes of Ranvier

b)

Synaptic cleft

c)

Schwann cells

d)

Synaptic knob



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Ina myelinated neuron, two adjacent myelin sheaths are separated by gaps called

a)

Nodes of Ranvier

b)

Synaptic cleft

c)

Schwann cells

d)

Synaptic knob

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

The myelin sheath appears as a tube around the axon of nerve fibre. At regular intervals, the neurilemma is constricted and the myelin sheath is interrupted forming the so, called nodes of Ranvier.

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