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Axon transmits impulse ________ cell body and dendrites transmit impulse ________ cell body.

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away from, towards
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towards, away from
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away from, away from
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towards, towards
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The correct option is A away from, towards
Neurons are the structural and functional units of the nervous system.
A typical neuron has three components; cell body (cyton) , dendrons (dendrites) and axon.
Cell body is the broader part which contains the nucleus and various cell organelles. Cell body bears short branched processes called dendrites. Dendrites transmit impulses from synapses to the cell body. Axon is a long process which develops from a conical prolongation of cyton called axon hillock. Axon is branched distally. The branch ends are expanded to form synaptic knobs. These knobs possess neurotransmitters containing synaptic vesicles. Axon carries the impulse away from the cell body.

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