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V@ndy87

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Where can sodium ions enter a myelinated axon?
 
  A) At the soma
  B) Through the myelin sheath
  C) At the nodes of Ranvier
  D) At the point at which the axon divides and branches

Question 2

Saltatory conduction occurs only in:
 
  A) Myelinated dendrites
  B) Myelinated axons
  C) Unmyelinated dendrites
  D) Unmyelinated neurons


tuwy

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


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