medullated Antonyms
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Meaning of medullated
Wordnet
medullated (a)
(of neurons) covered with a layer of myelin
Webster
medullated (a.)
Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath; as, a medullated nerve fiber.
medullated Sentence Examples
- The sciatic nerve is the longest medullated nerve in the human body.
- Myelinated and medullated axons conduct impulses faster than unmyelinated axons.
- Damage to medullated axons can lead to neurological problems.
- Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the myelin sheath of medullated axons.
- The spinal cord contains millions of medullated nerve fibers.
- Medullated nerve fibers are surrounded by a myelin sheath, which insulates them and speeds up the transmission of electrical impulses.
- The peripheral nervous system contains many medullated nerve fibers.
- The myelin sheath of medullated axons is made up of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system and oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system.
- Medullated axons play an important role in the transmission of sensory information to the brain and spinal cord.
- The speed of conduction in medullated axons is determined by the thickness of the myelin sheath.
FAQs About the word medullated
(of neurons) covered with a layer of myelinFurnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath; as, a medullated nerve fiber.
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The sciatic nerve is the longest medullated nerve in the human body.
Myelinated and medullated axons conduct impulses faster than unmyelinated axons.
Damage to medullated axons can lead to neurological problems.
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that affects the myelin sheath of medullated axons.
