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Study the diagram given and answer the questions that follow:
i. Identify the structure.
ii. Label parts 1 to 5
iii. What is the function of part labelled 1?
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Solution

  • It is nerve cell or neuron.
  • 1) dentrites, 2) soma or body, 3) nucleus, 4) myelin sheath, 5) axon terminal
  • Dentrites are branched protoplasmic extensions.
  • They help in the propagation of electrochemical stimulation to the soma.

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