AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

NEUROTRANSMISSION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a part of a neuron?
A
lobe
B
synaptic cleft
C
nucleus
D
dendrite
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In addition to this, there are dendrites, axons and axon terminals, that carry out the functions of communication and transmission of signals. There are also the Schwann cells that cover the axon. There’s no part known as a lobe in a neuron.

Detailed explanation-2: -A neuron has 4 basic parts: the dendrites, the cell body (also called the “soma"), the axon and the axon terminal. Dendrites-Extensions from the neuron cell body that take information to the cell body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neurons have all the other organelles except the centrosomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The structure that is not part of a neuron is B) glial. Neurons are composed of a cell body (soma) and processes that emerge from the soma which consist of axons and dendrites.

Detailed explanation-5: -Neurons have three basic parts: a cell body and two extensions called an axon (5) and a dendrite (3).

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