Unmyelinated vs. Myelinated Axon
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larger diameter (large axon)
myelinated
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conducts fasters due to less resistance (myelin sheath is an electrical insulator)
myelinated
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groups of myelinated axons are white matter in the brain
myelinated
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myelin sheath + neurilemma = schwann cell
myelinated
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gray matter (unmyelinated nerve tissue)
unmyelinated
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wrapped in layers of myelin
myelinated
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in longitudinal groove of Schwann cell (may completely or partially be in the groove)
unmyelinated axon
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