| Front | gaps between schwann cells and speed |
|---|---|
| Back | small gap between adjacent schwann cells (nodes of ranvier), this creates gaps in mylen sheeth but allows impulses to jump accross nodes so its transmitted faster than unmyelinated, as in these your impulses continuously transmitted accross fibres so slower |
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