A Physiologist Testing Signal Transduction Rates in Two Different Nerves

question 85

Multiple Choice

A physiologist testing signal transduction rates in two different nerves notices that one fiber conducts signals much faster than the other. Which is the most likely difference between the two?

• A)The faster nerve fiber has more axons.
• B)The faster nerve fiber has more dendrites.
• C)The faster nerve fiber is myelinated and the slower one is not.
• D)The slower nerve fiber is myelinated and the faster one is not.

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