Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the immune system mistakenly destroys some of the myelin wrapped around nerve cell fibers. which nerve cell fibers are being attacked by this process? a. axons b. dendrites c. synapses d. mitochondria
Health · High School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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a. axons
In multiple sclerosis (MS), the immune system mistakenly attacks and damages the myelin sheath, which is the protective covering around nerve fibers. This results in disruptions in the normal flow of electrical impulses along the axons, leading to a variety of neurological symptoms. Axons are the long, slender projections of nerve cells that conduct electrical impulses away from the cell body, and they are the primary targets in the context of MS.