neurilemma
Noun
Meaning
The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive sheath.
The perineurium.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
neurolemma
maidenhead
membrane
nerve
capsule
sheath
hymen
eardrum
fascia
dendrite
axon
nervous tissue
pellicle
endoneurium
sarcolemma
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Cross section of a myelinated axon 1. Axon 2. Nucleus of Schwann Cell 3. Schwann Cell 4. Myelin Sheath 5. Neurilemma The main purpose of a myelin layer (or sheath) is to increase the speed at which impulses propagate along the myelinated fiber.