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 toward the terminals 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: -An axon (from Greek áxōn, axis), or nerve fiber (or nerve fibre: see spelling differences), is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, in vertebrates, that typically conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials away from the nerve cell body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons have specialize cell parts called dendrites and axons. Dendrites bring electrical signals to the cell body and axons take information away from the cell body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dendrites are the extensions of a cell body of a neuron. They receive signals from sensory receptors or other neurons and bring them towards the cell body.
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