Nerve Impulses Travel More Slowly in Babies Than in Older

question 66

Multiple Choice

Nerve impulses travel more slowly in babies than in older children and adults because:

• A)the infant does not have as many synaptic connections.
• B)dendrites have not yet developed spines in infants.
• C)axons are much shorter in infants.
• D)the myelin sheaths on axons are not yet fully developed in infants.

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