Professor Cook Is Lecturing on the Importance of the Myelin

question 93

Multiple Choice

 Professor Cook is lecturing on the importance of the myelin sheath. He told that class that _____.

• A) myelin is the only structure that can prevent action potentials from traveling the wrong direction.
• B) the fatty nature of the myelin speeds up the action potential down the length of the axon
• C) the fatty nature of myelin provide storage for key nutrients for the neuron
• D) myelin increases the strength of the action potential

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