Neurilemma

As far as I know, you are perfectly right. Schwann cells produce myelin sheath. Myelin sheath surrounds the axon. Neurilemma wraps the myelin sheath. Here, this may help: http://www.waybuilder.net/sweethaven/MedTech/Neurology/fig0103.jpg

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Hi, What is the difference between Schwann's Cells, myelin sheath and neurilemma? Does Schwann's cells produce the myelin sheath, and the myelin sheath surrounds the axon, kind of, but what does the neurilemma do? Does it wrap the myelin sheath? Thanks! :mrgreen:

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... "The nerve fiber is composed of an axon, a neurite and often its covering. The axons of the peripheral nervous system are covered by a sheath (neurilemma) composed of Schwann cells. The neurilemma is comparable to certain neuroglia of the central nervous system. Large diameter peripheral nerves ...

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