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Mention the exact location of Node of Ranvier.


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Node of Ranvier

  1. Node of Ranvier is a place where myelin sheath is discontinuous.
  2. Myelin sheath along axon is not a continuous sheath, there are gaps between the myelin sheath and these gaps between two adjacent myelin sheaths are called Nodes of Ranvier.

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