A Column That Extends from Sea Level to the Top

question 57

Multiple Choice

A column that extends from sea level to the top of the atmosphere contains a certain mass of air.If the same column instead had the same mass of water in it,the height of the water column would be

• A)1/13.6 times the height of the atmosphere.
• B)about 3/4 meter.
• C)10.3 meters.
• D)about 5.6 kilometers.

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Definitions:

Myelination

The process of coating the axons of neurons with a fatty layer, myelin, which speeds up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Myelin Sheaths

The fatty covering that wraps around the axons of many neurons, which helps increase the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cells.

Neuron's Axon

The long, slender projection of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Auditory Cortex

The part of the brain that is responsible for processing auditory information, situated in the temporal lobe and critical for interpreting sounds and language.