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What is the main function of myelin?
 
  a) To connect the end of an axon to the terminal buttons.
  b) Myelin consists of a bilayer of continuous sheets of phospholipids that separate two fluid environments.
  c) To pass information from the axon across the synapse in the form of a neurochemical message.
  d) Myelin speeds the rate of information transfer in neurons and ensures that the message gets to the end of the axon.
  e) None of the above is a function of myelin.

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Golgi staining is done through soaking tissue in ___________, making stained neurons appear a dark colour.
 
  a) lithium hydroxide
  b) silver chromate
  c) radium hydroxide
  d) potassium alkalis
  e) magnesic acid



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

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Answer: B




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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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