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

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

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