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haleyc112

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Healthy axons sometimes respond to the degeneration of adjacent axons by developing __________ that grow to the synaptic sites that have been abandoned by the degenerating axons.
 
  A) collateral sprouts
  B) nodes of Ranvier
  C) phagocytes
  D) Schwann cells
  E) dendritic spines

Question 2

Oligodendroglia actively
 
  A) stimulate neural regeneration.
  B) block neural regeneration.
  C) guide neural regeneration.
  D) all of the above
  E) none of the above



hramirez205

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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