EMG/NCV section Learn about the Brain Learn about nerves Nerve Fibers conduction described in detail below.
Neurons with myelin (or myelinated neurons) conduct impulses much faster than those without myelin.
Myelin is a round sheet around the Axon.
To see the 
					histology of 
					Myelin see this page
					
.jpg) Schwann cells are located at regular intervals along the process (axons and, for some neurons, dendrites) & so a section of a myelinated axon would look like this:
Schwann cells are located at regular intervals along the process (axons and, for some neurons, dendrites) & so a section of a myelinated axon would look like this: 
		

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