PATHOLOGY MCQ
NERVOUS SYSTEM
Question
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Neuron
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Cell Body
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Dendrite
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The nucleus is present in the cyton part of the nerve cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -The region of the neuron containing the nucleus is known as the cell body, soma, or perikaryon (Figure 8.2).
Detailed explanation-3: -The nucleus is one of the most obvious parts of the cell when you look at a picture of the cell. It’s in the middle of the cell, and the nucleus contains all of the cell’s chromosomes, which encode the genetic material.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Neurons have a nucleus that contains genes. Neurons contain cytoplasm, mitochondria and other organelles. Neurons carry out basic cellular processes such as protein synthesis and energy production.