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Gaps in myelin sheath are called

  1. Nodes of Ranvier
  2. Synapic knob
  3. Synaptic cleft
  4. Schwann cells
  5. Neural plate

A
Schwann cells
B
Synapic knob
C
Nodes of Ranvier
D
Neural plate
E
Synaptic cleft
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The correct option is B Nodes of Ranvier
The length of the myelin sheath along the axon is approximately 1 mm in the PNS. Between two adjacent myelin segments, there are approximately 1-μm-long gaps called nodes of Ranvier that help in transfer of impulse in a saltatory manner.
Hence, the correct answer is (B)

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