LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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ISBN: 9781259285271
Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 14, Problem 7MC
| a. | Neurolemmocyte |
| b. | Astrocyte |
| c. | Neuron |
| d. | Oligodendrocyte |
Which of these cells transmits, transfer, and processes a nerve impulse?
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