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Refer to the figure.   What is likely to happen to the peripheral neurons in the figure? A)  The injured neuron will undergo retrograde degeneration, and the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons will undergo transneuronal degeneration. B)  The injured neuron will degenerate, and the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons will likely be unaffected. C)  The injured neuron will undergo Wallerian degeneration, and the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons will likely undergo transneuronal degeneration. D)  The presynaptic neuron will remain unchanged, the injured neuron will undergo anterograde degeneration and likely regenerate axons, which will be drawn to cell adhesion molecules released by the postsynaptic neuron. What is likely to happen to the peripheral neurons in the figure?


A) The injured neuron will undergo retrograde degeneration, and the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons will undergo transneuronal degeneration.
B) The injured neuron will degenerate, and the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons will likely be unaffected.
C) The injured neuron will undergo Wallerian degeneration, and the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons will likely undergo transneuronal degeneration.
D) The presynaptic neuron will remain unchanged, the injured neuron will undergo anterograde degeneration and likely regenerate axons, which will be drawn to cell adhesion molecules released by the postsynaptic neuron.

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