Which of the Following Would Produce the Fastest Possible Conduction

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would produce the fastest possible conduction velocity of action potentials?

• A) thin, unmyelinated axons
• B) thin, myelinated axons
• C) thick, unmyelinated axons
• D) thick, myelinated axons

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