What is the multi-layered covering composed of lipid and protein that surrounds most of the axons of the human body?
1 Answer
Mar 7, 2016
Myelin sheath
Explanation:
Myelin sheath is the multi-layer covering composed of lipid and protein that surrounds most of the axons of the human body. In the CNS (brain and spinal cord), myelin sheath is made of oligodendrocytes, but in PNS (peripheral nervous system), the sheath is made of Schwann cells.
Diagram of a neuron with myelin sheath :
