A Fatty Substance That Is Wrapped Around the Shaft of Axons

question 196

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 sheath.

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