MCQ
Myelin sheath covers
  • A
    Muscle fibre
  • Nerve fibre
  • C
    Collagen fibre
  • D
    Tendon

Answer

Correct option: B.
Nerve fibre
b
(b)The medullary sheath, or myelin sheath is continuous around the nerve fibres in the $CNS $ but in the nerve fibres of $ PNS$  it is absent.

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