PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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The part of the neuron that takes information away from the cell body is called a(n) ____
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dendrite
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axon
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cell body
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Schwann cell
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dendrites are extensions, or processes, of the cytoplasm that carry impulses to the cell body. An extension or process called an axon carries impulses away from the cell body.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -A dendrite (tree branch) is where a neuron receives input from other cells. Dendrites branch as they move towards their tips, just like tree branches do, and they even have leaf-like structures on them called spines.
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