MCAT Question of the Day


  • Q:

    A mutation in neurons is such that it prevents myelin from being formed in the peripheral nervous system along its axons. It is likely that

     

    A

    these axons have fewer sodium-potassium channels than regular neurons

    B

    this individual has decreased quantity of oligodendrocytes

    C

    the axons have increased conduction velocity

    D

    the axons induce identical amplitude action potentials as normal neurons



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