Question

assignment: chapter 9. check yourself (practice)
questions sc4kb14h_ch09.08m

1. the nerve cell sheaths are destroyed in ___.

a. multiple sclerosis
b. cerebral palsy
d. meningitis

Explanation:

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease where the immune - system attacks the myelin sheath (nerve cell sheaths) in the central nervous system. Cerebral palsy is related to brain damage during development, not specifically nerve - cell sheath destruction. Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, not the nerve cell sheaths.

Answer:

A. multiple sclerosis