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Is it true that poliomyelitis results from damage to the myelin sheath around axons in the spinal cord?
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How do you divide poliomyelitis into its component word parts?
Poliomyelitis: polio comes from the virus called (poliovirus 1.2.3), myelitis is the inflamation of the myelin. But in this particular case of poliomyelitis we consider 'active infectious inflamation of the myelin in the anterior horn cell of the spinal cord.
How do you divide poliomyelitis into its word parts?
Poliomyelitis: polio comes from the virus called (poliovirus 1.2.3), myelitis is the inflamation of the myelin. But in this particular case of poliomyelitis we consider 'active infectious inflamation of the myelin in the anterior horn cell of the spinal cord.
What part of the nervous system is affected by poliomyelitis?
The myelin sheath surrounding nerves.
What is the function of myelin?
Myelin is the material that covers the spinal cord. It protects the cord from damage. If the myelin wears away, then a person is said to have Multiple Sclerosis.
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.
The layer of lipid around an axon is called?
Myelin sheath
An autoimmune disease which results in the destruction of myelin sheaths is called?
Multiple Sclerosis
The Schwann cell forms a myelin sheath around the?
axon of a neuron in the peripheral nervous system.Schwann cells form a myelin sheath around the Axon.
What produce myelin in the brain and spinal cord?
Oligodendrocytes produce myelin in the brain and spinal cord. This process is known as myelination and the myelin will warp itself around the neurons.
What is the fatty tissue that covers axons and speeds up impulses as they travel from cell to cell?
That substance is called the myelin cell or myelin sheath.
Where are myelin sheaths located?
Myelin sheaths are located around the nerve cells. In central as well as peripheral nervous system.
How does a myelin sheath form?
The myelin sheath is an extruded plasma membrane wrapped in a spiral fashion around a nerve axon. The myelin membranes are part of the Schwann cells of the peripheral nervous system.
