Non-myelinated axons differs from myelinated in that they:
Correct Answer: Lack node of Ranvier
Description: Remember, two types of Schwann cell: Myelinating and nonmyelinating types.
In the PNS, unmyelinated axons are surrounded by Schwann cells (nonmyelinating), whereas myelinated axons are ensheathed by multiple wrapped membranes of Schwann cells, much as the oligodendroglia, that ensheath central axons.
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