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1 Myelin transmission of impulses b/t brain and spinal cord to rest of body Multiple Sclerosis
2 myelin a whitish, waxy and fatty material that covers most nerve fibers vir die volgende toets op stellenbosch - The Nervous System
3 Myelin An insulating layer of membranes wrapped around the axons of almost all neurons in the body. Myelin is essentially the plasma membranes of specialized cells; Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, and oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system. MCAT Biology
4 myelin About half the brains volume is made up of gilial cells which are responsible for meylination the coating of neural fibers with an insulating fatty sheath (called myelin) that improves efficency of message transfer EPSY
5 myelin whitish fatty material that protects andimsulates nerve fibers and increases the impulses Nervous System Vocab Prt. 1
6 myelin Myelin is an electrically-insulating phospholipid layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons Bio. Anthropology
7 myelin fatty substances that sheaths neuronal axons, facilitating the transmission of electrical impulses along those axons Anthropology #4
8 Myelin Fatty material that foms a sheathlike covering around some axons Chapter 9 Vocabulary (Anatomy)
9 myelin white and fatty substance that wraps around the axon. It helps the impulse travel faster. Insulates. Chapter Nervous System A&P
10 Myelin An insulating layer of membranes wrapped around the axons of almost all neurons in the body. Myelin is essentially the plasma membranes of specialized cells; Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, and oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system. Biology
11 Myelin A fatty layer coating some axons Psychology: Chapter 2
12 myelin an electrically-insulating phospholipid (fat) layer that surrounds the axons of many neurons Chapter 12 Nervous System Review
13 Myelin a whitish, waxy and fatty material that covers most nerve fibers Communication Science and Disorders
14 Myelin a whitish, fatty material that cover long nerve fibers and has a waxy appearance. It protects and insulates fibers and increases the transmission rate of nerve impulses. cht 7 and 9 study guide
15 myelin white protein lipid complex surrounding axons Neuro Overview
16 Myelin An insulator that allows the action potential to move down the axon with less energy requirements. psyc 478: chpt 3
17 Myelin a white fatty material that covers nerves with fast conduction of impulses Section 27
18 Myelin a white fatty material that covers nerves with fast conduction of impulses Test 4
19 Myelin the membranous covering that glia provide to neurons by wraping their cell membranes sround the axons of neurons in the CNS and PNS Biology exam #3, part 3
20 Myelin Fatty substance that surrounds some axons. Speeds up the electrical signal. NEURON ANATOMY
21 Myelin Fatty covering on the outside of nerves to help speed up the transmission of signals Anatomy and Physiology: Nervous System
22 Myelin The protective sheath nerve axons are covered by, Anatomy Chp 7 part 2
23 myelin Surrounds the axons of most neurons; allows action potentials to travel more quickly. Nervous System
24 myelin fatty substance produced by schwann cells that covers axons outside CNS Chapter 8. part 1
25 myelin fatty insulation material,conduct impulses faster, insulate axons nervous set & nervous tissue
26 myelin fatty material that forms a sheathlike coverin garound some nerve fibers Nervous System
27 myelin produced by schwann cells in PNS SCIT 1407 Ch. 10 Nervous System
28 Myelin an insulating layer of glial cells around nerve processes which aid in conduction velocity of nerve impulses Nervous System 1
29 myelin the lipid that surrounds nerve fibers nervous, sensory, & endocrine
30 Myelin the fatty insulating material covering some axons, made up from the processes of the oligodendrocytes and schwann cells Chapter 3 Vocab
31 myelin insulates axons (adrenoleukodistophy) brain and Behavior
32 myelin a fatty substance that insulates the axons of neurons; sends information faster Language Breakdown and the Brain 2
33 myelin fatty substances produced by certain glial cells that coat the axons of neurons to insulate, protect, and speed up the neural impulse Psychology - Chapter 2
34 myelin a fatty substance that helps insulate neurons and speeds the transmission of nerve impulses psychology ch. 4
35 myelin the fatty insulation around an axon, formed by accessory cells, that improves the speed of conduction of nerve impulses Exam 1
36 myelin provides insulation of the axon and slows down action potential BMB 2
37 myelin increases speed of electron impulse Brain Functions
38 myelin sheath that speeds neural transmission Brain and Behavior
39 myelin the protective covering over some nerve cells including parts of the spinal cord, white matter of the brain, and most peripheral nerves. VT9 Nerveous Spelling and TEST
40 myelin a fatty substance that helps insulate neurons and speeds the transmission of nerve impulses Child Development Chapter 5 & 6
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