Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system ...

Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system mistakenly destroys some of the myelin wrapped around the part of the nerve cell that is responsible for transmitting information to another neuron. Which part of the nerve cell is being attacked?

A. synapse

B. axons

C. dendrites

D. mitochondria

Select your answer:

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Given these components of a reflex:
1. association neuron
2. skeletal muscle
3. afferent neuron
4. efferent neuron
5. sensory receptor

Choose the sequence below that best represents the order followed in a reflex, from stimulus to response.

A. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

B. 5, 3, 2, 4, 1

C. 5, 4, 3, 1, 2

D. 5, 3, 1, 4, 2

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A. Deamination

B. Hydrolysis

C. Transamination

D. Denaturation