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Which of the following is a characteristic of myelinated nerve fibers?

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They have slower impulse conduction They are covered by Schwann cells Correct They lack nodes of Ranvier They are only found in the spinal cord

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Myelinated nerve fibers are covered by Schwann cells, which form the insulating myelin sheath.

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