Chapter 12, Problem 26RQ

Summary Introduction

To review:

The relationship between axons and Schwann cells in myelinated versus non-myelinated nerve fibers.

Introduction:

The nerve cell or the neuron is the structural unit of the nervous system as it generates and transfers an electrical impulse from one cell to another and produces communication within the central nervous system and the body segments. The nerve cells are of three types, that is, sensory neurons, motor neurons, as well as interneurons.