One Purpose of the __________ Is to Speed Up the Neural

question 29

Multiple Choice

One purpose of the __________ is to speed up the neural message traveling down the axon.

• A) receptor site
• B) axon terminal
• C) myelin
• D) synaptic vesicle

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Definitions:

Parietal Bone

One of the two bones forming the sides and roof of the cranium.

Lambdoid

Refers to the lambdoid suture, a dense, fibrous connective tissue joint that unites the parietal bones with the occipital bone in the human skull.

Coronal

Pertaining to the frontal plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior (front and back) sections.

Fontanels

Soft spots on a baby's head where the skull bones have not yet fused, allowing for growth of the brain and skull.