MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the cell sends information to receiving neurons
A
axon
B
dendrite
C
axon terminal
D
gene
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Axon. The axon is the elongated fiber that extends from the cell body to the terminal endings and transmits the neural signal. The larger the diameter of the axon, the faster it transmits information. Some axons are covered with a fatty substance called myelin that acts as an insulator.

Detailed explanation-2: -An axon is a long single fiber that transmits messages from the cell body to the dendrites of other neurons or to other body tissues, such as muscles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each neuron in your brain has one long cable that snakes away from the main part of the cell. This cable, several times thinner than a human hair, is called an axon, and it is where electrical impulses from the neuron travel away to be received by other neurons.

Detailed explanation-4: -The dendrite is a treelike extension that receives information from other neurons and transmits electrical stimulation to the soma. The axon is an elongated fibre that transfers information from the soma to the terminal buttons.

Detailed explanation-5: -The long fibre arising from the cell body of the neuron is called an axon.

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