Which statement about the axon hillock is false?
A) The axon hillock is located at the base of the axon.
B) The cell membrane at the axon hillock is not insulated by glia.
C) The axon hillock has no voltage-gated Na+ channels.
D) When depolarized to threshold, the axon hillock fires an action potential.
E) The axon hillock is the location where summation takes place in most neurons.
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