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  • 13-11-2021
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Axons insulated by a(n) _____ are able to conduct impulses faster that those not so insulated.

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  • 13-11-2021

Answer:

Much like the insulation around the wires in electrical systems, glial cells form a membraneous sheath surrounding axons called myelin, thereby insulating the axon. This myelination, as it is called, can greatly increase the speed of signals transmitted between neurons (known as action potentials).

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