Compare Your Forearm, Hand, and Fingers to a Neuron

question 172

Multiple Choice

Compare your forearm, hand, and fingers to a neuron. Using such a metaphor, the dendrites are to your _________ as the axon is to your ________.

• A) fingers; hand
• B) fingers; forearm
• C) knuckles; hand
• D) knuckles; forearm

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Definitions:

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