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Question 40

Classify the neuron-part statements. Which statements about dendrites, short receiving branches, and the axon, a long conducting fiber, are true? Select all that apply.

  1. Dendrites usually receive incoming signals.Correct answer
  2. The axon normally carries impulses away from the cell body.Correct answer
  3. Dendrites and axons are types of blood vessel.
  4. The axon receives every signal entering a neuron.

Explanation

Dendrites usually bring incoming signals toward the cell body, while the axon conducts impulses away from it. These structures are parts of a neuron rather than blood vessels, and assigning every incoming signal to the axon reverses their usual roles.

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