Answer
The conduction speed is relatively slow.
Work Step by Step
One disadvantage of an unmyelinated nerve fiber is that the conduction speed is relatively slow.
Myelination acts like insulation to help speed up conduction speed.
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition
by Saladin, Kenneth
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0073403717
ISBN 13:
978-0-07340-371-7
Chapter 12 - Section 12.3 - Figure 12.8 - Unmyelinated Nerve Fibers - Page 446: 1
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