A Fatty Substance That Is Wrapped Around the Shaft of Axons

question 154

Multiple Choice

A fatty substance that is wrapped around the shaft of axons in the nervous system and whose function is to insulate neurons and speed up the neural impulse is called a __________

• A) synaptic vesicle.
• B) dendrite.
• C) glial cell.
• D) myelin cell.

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