Multiple sclerosis is a nervous system disorder that arises when white blood cells mistakenly attack and destroy:

a. neurons
b. ganglia
c. myelin
d. neuroglial cells
e. nerves


c

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A. mesenteric arteries. B. mesenteric veins. C. lymphatic capillaries. D. the liver.

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What would happen if a drug that acted to block all potassium channels were introduced to a neuron?

A) The neuron would hyperpolarize. B) The neuron would depolarize. C) The neuron would not be able to generate action potentials.

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The products of the process in the accompanying figure are:a

enzymes. b. amino acids. c. monosaccharides. d. molecules of glycerol. e. representative of a glycoside linkage.

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