BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Question
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In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the ____ of a single neuron.
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dendrites-cell body(soma)-axon
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dendrites to the axon to the soma
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The spinal cord is a vital aspect of the CNS found within the vertebral column. The purpose of the spinal cord is to send motor commands from the brain to the peripheral body as well as to relay sensory information from the sensory organs to the brain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The spinal cord conducts sensory information (information from the body) from the peripheral nervous system to the brain. After processing its many sensory inputs, the brain initiates motor outputs (coordinated mechanical responses) that are appropriate to the sensory input it receives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neurons communicate with each other via electrical events called ‘action potentials’ and chemical neurotransmitters.
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