EMBRYOLOGY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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The threadlike part of the neuron which carries electrical impulses to the next neuron?
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neuronneuron
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synapse
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nerve cell
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axon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dendrites are the branched thread-like extensions of a neuron that carry impulses from nearby neurons to the cell body (cyton).
Detailed explanation-2: -axon, also called nerve fibre, portion of a nerve cell (neuron) that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body. A neuron typically has one axon that connects it with other neurons or with muscle or gland cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -Axon is the long thread like structure extending from the cyton. Axon may or may not be covered by myelinated sheath.
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