Sheath of Schwann
System
Nervous
Sheath of Schwann
Definition
The outermost nucleated cytoplasmic layer of Schwann cells that surrounds the axon of the neuron. It forms the outermost layer of the nerve fiber in the peripheral nervous system. The neurolemma is underlain by the basal lamina (referred to as the medullary sheath in the included illustrations. In CNS, axons are myelinated by oligodendrocytes, thus lack neurolemma.
Also known as neurilemma, neurolemma, sheath of Schwann — per UBERON
The Sheath of Schwann is a part of the Nervous.