The myelin sheath
A) cleans up debris in the neuron.
B) stimulates neurons to fire.
C) allows axons to transmit information faster.
D) retards the rate of neural transmission.
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Q1: An afferent neuron
A) carries information away from
Q2: The long cable like neurite that transmits
Q4: During the resting potential
A) the area just
Q5: A nerve impulse (action potential) is caused
Q6: The refractory period, while brief, is a
Q7: For many species, neurons fire only if
Q8: The intensity of a stimulus, e.g., the
Q9: Occasionally one sees a fruit fly (Drosophila
Q10: The area of the nervous system that
Q11: Although electrical synapses are much less common
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