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Can action potentials be propagated with out gaps in myelin sheath?
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What are schwann cell nucleus'?
myelin sheath peace.love.faith
It insulates the axon of the neuron?
An insulating layer that surrounds the axon is a myelin sheath.
What is myelin sheath on nerve fibers?
The endoneurium surrounds and protects the myelin sheath.
What are axons surrounded by?
Myelin sheath
What is the fibrous covering or nerve sheath which aids in fiber regeneration?
myelin sheath.
Which structure if the neuron transmits an impulse through the myelin sheath?
Neural impulses (action potentials) are transmitted through axons which are covered in a myelin sheath for insulation.
What is the white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron?
The white lipid material that insulates the axon of a neuron is called myelin. In the central nervous system, myelin is created by oligodendrocytes while in the peripheral nervous system the myelin is created by Schwann cells. The purpose of myelin is to speed up action potentials. It's important to know that the myelin does not coat the axon entirely; each sheath of myelin is separated by a gap, called a node of Ranvier. These gaps are responsible for the quick transport of action potentials, due to the fact that the potentials can "jump" from node to node rather than having to travel down the entire length of the axon (this is called saltatory conduction).
What increases the speed of the transmission?
Myelin Sheath Myelin Sheath
What are schwann cell nucleus'?
myelin sheath peace.love.faith
What increases the speed of impulse transmission?
Myelin Sheath Myelin Sheath
It insulates the axon of the neuron?
An insulating layer that surrounds the axon is a myelin sheath.
What is myelin sheath on nerve fibers?
The endoneurium surrounds and protects the myelin sheath.
The layer of lipid around an axon is called?
Myelin sheath
What is the definition of myelin sheath?
A myelin sheath is a layer of myelin (a dielectric, or electric insulator) around the axon of a neuron.
What creates myelin sheath?
Oligodendrocytes are specialized neurolgical cells that produce myelin sheath.
What is the patchy disappearance in multiple sclerosis?
the Myelin Sheath Myelin Sheath Your welcome I had to look for it
What is the insulating layer wrapped around nerve cells that increases the speed of nerve impulse transmission?
The myelin sheath. Due to its insulating properties, the myelin sheath prevents the movement of ions in nerve cells. Therefore nervous impulses will jump between the gaps in the myelin sheath (called the Nodes of Ranvier). This is a lot quicker than the conduction in non-myelinated nerve fibres which occurs by the movement of ions across each of the nerve cell membranes.
