Myelin is important in .
A) allowing electrical signals to be transferred from one axon to another adjacent axon
B) maintaining the ionic balance in the environment surrounding the axon
C) insulating axons and increasing the conduction velocity of action potentials
D) absorbing damaged tissue or invading organisms
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Q1: These nervous system cells are highly specialized
Q3: Groups of axons within a nerve are
Q4: Axons give rise to branches called .
A)
Q5: Chromatophilic substance, found within the cell bodies
Q6: This part of the neuron generates and
Q7: The gaps in the sheath that insulates
Q8: What is true of a mixed nerve?
A)
Q9: Vesicles in the axon terminal contain _
Q10: The formation of myelin in the peripheral
Q11: At an axon terminal, the electrical signal
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