Human Anatomy
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260399820
Author: SALADIN, Kenneth
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 13, Problem 7TYR
Another name for the axon of a neuron is
- nerve fiber.
- neurofibril.
- neurilemma.
- axoplasm.
- endoneurium.
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