The Process by Which Glial Cells Encase Neurons in Sheaths

question 92

Multiple Choice

The process by which glial cells encase neurons in sheaths of the fatty substance myelin:

• A)myelination
• B)lateralization
• C)neural proliferation
• D)synaptogenesis

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