The white fatty substance that becomes wrapped around axons is referred to as the __________.

A. neuronal sheath
B. dendritic sheath
C. synaptic sheath
D. myelin sheath


Answer: D

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a. the World Health Organization. b. the American Psychiatric Association. c. the Center for Disease Control. d. the American Psychological Society.

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Which person demonstrates typical workforce expectations during middle adulthood?

A. Danika dreams that she will continue to climb the corporate ladder all the way to the rank of CEO. B. Marc is happy with his position as middle manager, although he once dreamed of being CEO. C. Steph can finally concentrate on her job as CEO with little outside demands from her family. D. Jose is happy to show the ropes to the company's new CEO, who is 20 years his junior.

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Research with nonhuman primates suggests that

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