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Biology
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ISBN: 9780134813448
Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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To determine:

The reason if the axons of human cord neurons are unmyelinated, than spinal cord would become larger or smaller.

Introduction:

Spinal cord is a long thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissues, which supports the cells that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem. The spinal cord consists of nerves that carry impulses between the brain and rest of the body.

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To determine:

The reason a person would move faster or slower.

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Axon is the nerve fibre that helps in the conduction of electrical impulses. Axons are the part of neuron. A neuron is a cell that carries electrical impulses. Neurons are called as the basic units of the nervous system and it plays important role in brain.

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