Dendrites are short fibres which branch repeatedly and protrude out of the cell body.

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Dendrites or Dendrons are short fibres which branch repeatedly and protrude out of the cell body. Dendrites transmit electrical impulses towards the cyton. One of the fibres arising from the cell body is very long with a branched distal end and it is called Axon. Each cyton bears many dendrites and one axon.

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Consider the following statements. Which of them are true?

1. There are three main parts in a neuron - a cell body, an axon and dendrites.

2. The cytoplasm is thick here and contains granular substances called Nissl's bodies.

3. Branched processes termed dendrites arise from the cell body of a neuron.

4. All neurons have only one axon.

Q. In which part of the neuron are the Nissl’s granules present?
I. Cell body
II. Axon
III. Dendrites
IV. Glial cells

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

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