Following damage to the axon of a cell, all of the following occur in the PNS. However, in the CNS, the last step is usually:

A. degeneration of the distal axon
B. chromatolysis in the cell body
C. sprouting of new branches
D. axon regrowth along the original pathway
E. reinnervation of the target


ANS: C

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