Compared with the Myelin Found on Small Diameter Axons, the Myelin

question 100

Multiple Choice

 Compared with the myelin found on small diameter axons, the myelin coating axons of large diameter axons

• A) is of equal thickness and spacing.
• B) has less thickness but equal spacing.
• C) has equal thickness, but the nodes of Ranvier are closer together.
• D) is thicker, and the nodes of Ranvier are farther apart.

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