The Insulating Material That Covers Many Vertebrate Axons Is Called

question 55

Multiple Choice

 The insulating material that covers many vertebrate axons is called the ____.

• A) dendrite
• B) myelin sheath
• C) cell body or soma
• D) presynaptic terminal

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