Regarding the nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Nerves are not the same as neurons and can be visible to the human eye. b. The nervous system has more than one type of neuron.
c. There are more neurons than glial cells in the nervous system.
d. A nerve is best defined as a bundle of axons from different neurons.
e. Glial cells serve to support neurons, as well as to form the myelin sheath on axons.
c
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