NEET BIOLOGY

STRUCTURAL ORGANISTION OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS

ANIMAL TISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which part of a neuron carries messages away from the cell body?
A
axon
B
axon terminal
C
dendrites
D
Node of Ranvier
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. A protective covering called the myelin sheath, covers most neurons. Myelin insulates the axon and helps nerve signals travel faster and farther.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dendrites bring electrical signals to the cell body and axons take information away from the cell body. Neurons communicate with each other through an electrochemical process. Neurons contain some specialized structures (for example, synapses) and chemicals (for example, neurotransmitters).

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.

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