Multiple Choice
The purpose of the myelin that surrounds the axon is to
A) keep nerve cells continually active.
B) help electrical currents cross the synapse completely.
C) repair neurons within the peripheral nervous system.
D) protect, insulate, and speed the transmission of an impulse down the axon.
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