PATHOLOGY MCQ
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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Whose job is it to carry nerve impulses away from a cell body in a neuron?
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Axons
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Dendrites
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Spinal Cord
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Synapses
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dendrites are extensions, or processes, of the cytoplasm that carry impulses to the cell body. An extension or process called an axon carries impulses away from the cell body.
Detailed explanation-2: -A typical neuron has a cell body containing a nucleus, one or more branching filaments called dendrites which conduct nerve impulses towards the cell body and one long fibre, an axon, that carries the impulses away from it.
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