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

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

Q. Electrical impulse travels in a neuron from :
(a) dendrite → axon → axon end → cell body
(b) cell body → dendrite → axon → axon end
(c) dendrite → cell body → axon → axon end
(d) axon end → axon → cell body → dendrite

Question 2
Electrical impulse travels in a neuron from

(a) Dendrite → axon → axonal end → cell body
(b) Cell body → dendrite → axon → axonal end
(c) Dendrite → cell body → axon → axonal end
(d) Axonal end → axon → cell body → dendrite

Q. Question 21
Which of the following statements about transmission of nerve impulse is incorrect?

(a) Nerve impulse travels from dendritic end towards axonal end.
(b) At the dendritic end electrical impulses bring about the release of some chemicals which generate an electrical impulse at the axonal end of another neuron.
(c) The chemicals released from the axonal end of one neuron cross the synapse and generate a similar electrical impulse in a dendrite of another neuron.
(d) A neuron transmits electrical impulses not only to another neuron but also to muscle and gland cells.

Which structure in a neuron helps to conduct a nerve impulses towards the cell body and away from the cell body

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