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Nervous Tissue

Neurilemma is...

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Neurilemma is outer covering of ____________.

A

Blood capillary

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Muscle fibre

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C

Intestine

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D

Nerve fibre

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Solution

The correct option is D Nerve fibre
Neurilemma is also known as neurolemma. It is the sheath of Schwann, which is the outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells. Neurilemna surrounds the axon of the neuron. It forms the outermost layer of the nerve fiber.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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