Gaps in myelin sheath are called

Synaptic cleft

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Nodes of Ranvier

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Schwann cells

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Synapic knob

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Neural plate

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Solution

The correct option is A 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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