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Anatomy & Physiology

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Set 15 Histology Of Nervous Tissue

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Question 1

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These nervous system cells are highly specialized to transmit messages throughout the body.

A) microglial cells
B) neurons
C) oligodendrocytes
D) astrocytes

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Question 2

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Myelin is important in .

A) allowing electrical signals to be transferred from one axon to another adjacent axon
B) maintaining the ionic balance in the environment surrounding the axon
C) insulating axons and increasing the conduction velocity of action potentials
D) absorbing damaged tissue or invading organisms

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Question 3

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Groups of axons within a nerve are bound into fascicles by a coarse connective tissue called .

A) perineurium
B) epineurium
C) endoneurium

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