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11 years ago
1. In Multiple Sclerosis, the myelin sheath slowly degrades. What are possible consequences of this?
a. Axons are slower to fire initial action potentials so response time are slower.
b. Ions are able to diffuse out of the axon membrane more easily, so signals cannot travel entire distance.
c. Electrochemical gradients along these unmyelated regions increase.
d. Increased number of areas where action potentials occur down the membrane.


so i understand that if the mylen sheath are gone, there will be more action potentials down the membrane, but it will also take a longer time for the neurotransmitter to be released because there are so many action potentials down the axon. SO IS IT A OR D?Neutral FaceNeutral Face??
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11 years ago
If I'm not mistaken, the answer should be A. The myelin sheath serves to increase the speed at which the action potentials travel through the neuron, so in the case of multiple sclerosis (with the myelin sheath gone from the axon), the speed at which actions potentials travel through the neuron slows down.
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11 years ago
It is A.

Here is a good animation for it!!

http://faculty.stcc.edu/AandP/AP/AP1pages/nervssys/unit11/saltator.htm
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