Deteriorating Changes in the Distal Segment of an Axon as a Result

question 43

Multiple Choice

Deteriorating changes in the distal segment of an axon as a result of a break between it and the soma is called _______ degeneration.

• A) Wallerian
• B) peripheral
• C) central
• D) neural
• E) conduction

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