Question

Differentiate between myelin sheath and neurilemma.

Answer 1

1. Myelin sheath is a covering sheath that develops around nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
2. Neurilemma protects nerve fibers in the peripheral nervous system.

Myelin sheath	Neurilemma
1 . Myelin sheath is found in both the central and peripheral nervous systems	1. Neurilemma is a type of nerve that only exists in the peripheral nervous system.
2. The fatty acid layer that surrounds the nerve fiber is known as the myelin sheath.	2. The plasma membrane layer of Schwann cells is called the neurilemma.