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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Neural Control and Coordination

Question:

Myelinated nerve fibres are found in:

Options:

In hairy and glabrous skin.

Spinal and cranial nerves.

Visceral nervous system.

None of the above.

Correct Answer:

Spinal and cranial nerves.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) -Spinal and cranial nerves.

Two types of axons are namely, myelinated and non-myelinated. The myelinated nerve fibres are enveloped with Schwann cells, which form a myelin sheath around the axon. The gaps between two adjacent myelin sheaths are called nodes of Ranvier. Myelinated nerve fibres are found in spinal and cranial nerves. Unmyelinated nerve fibre is enclosed by a Schwann cell that does not form a myelin sheath around the axon and is commonly found in autonomous and the somatic neural systems.