AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

NEUROTRANSMISSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What part of the neuron has bushy, branching extensions that receive and integrate messages, conducting impulses toward the cell body?
A
Synapse
B
Axon
C
Myelin Sheath
D
Dendrite
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Purkinje cell has a very complex “tree” of dendrites with many branches, to the point that it resembles a branching bush or shrub. For instance, specialized neurons called Purkinje cells are found in a region of the brain known as the cerebellum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dendrite: the bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body. Axon: the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons, muscles, or glands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dendrites. Dendrites are tree-like extensions at the beginning of a neuron that help increase the surface area of the cell body. These tiny protrusions receive information from other neurons and transmit electrical stimulation to the soma.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dendrites: a neuron’s busy, branching extensions that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The dendrites is the part of the neuron that transfers a message from one neuron to other neurons. Dendrites are the branch of neurons that is a root-like structure made up of fibers that receive the signals from one neuron to the another with the help of electrical and chemical impulses.

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