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Grade 6Zoology

At the node of ranvier is myelin sheath and neurielemma is present or absent

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7 Years agoGrade 6
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The gaps (approximately 1 micrometer wide) formed between myelin sheath cells long the axons are called Nodes of Ranvier. Since fat serves as a good insulator, the myelin sheaths speed the rate of transmission of an electrical impulse along the axona