The insulating material that covers many vertebrate axons is called the ____.
A) dendrite
B) myelin sheath
C) cell body or soma
D) presynaptic terminal

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The myelin sheath is the insulating material that covers many vertebrate axons, allowing for faster conduction of nerve impulses. Dendrites are the branched structures that receive impulses from other neurons, the cell body or soma contains the nucleus and other organelles, and the presynaptic terminal is the end point of an axon where neurotransmitters are released.

The Insulating Material That Covers Many Vertebrate Axons Is Called