NEET Biology question

BiologyNeural Control and CoordinationNEET

Read the given statements and select the correct option. (i) Synaptic cleft of neurons secretes adrenaline (ii) Myelinated nerve fibres are enveloped with Schwann cells, which form a myelin sheath around the axon (iii) Non-myelinated nerve fibre is enclosed by a Schwann cell that does not form a myelin sheath (iv) Spinal and cranial nerves are made of non-myelinated nerve fibres

Answer: (D)

Solution

Myelinated fibres are indeed enveloped by Schwann cells forming a myelin sheath (ii, true), and a non-myelinated fibre is still enclosed by a Schwann cell that simply does not wrap into a myelin sheath (iii, true); however,

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