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What Is the Functional Advantage of Having Few Shorter Internodes

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What is the functional advantage of having few shorter internodes before an unmyelinated nerve terminal?


A) It ensures that action potentials do not invade nerve terminals.
B) It increases the number of branch points and therefore promotes conduction block.
C) It serves to boost local depolarization of nerve terminals and promote neurotransmitter release.
D) It prevents neurons from reaching the threshold for action potentials, preventing hyperactivity.
E) It simplifies the geometry of the nerve ending.

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