MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

SYNAPTIC PHYSIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Long extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from cell and towards target cell
A
nuerotransmitter
B
axon
C
dendrite
D
synapse
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation for the correct option: The axon is a single protoplasmic fiber that extends from the cell body . It is the longest part of the neuron which conducts impulses away from the cell body. They have vesicles containing neurotransmitters at their axon terminals .

Detailed explanation-2: -An extension or process called an axon carries impulses away from the cell body.

Detailed explanation-3: -An axon is a long, hair-like extension of a nerve cell that carries a message to another nerve cell. Dendrites are thread-like extensions of the cytoplasm of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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