DrWozniak Is Examining a Cell from the Nervous System of an Animal.He

question 53

Multiple Choice

Dr.Wozniak is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal.He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long,fibrous strand of tissue.He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for ____.

• A) carrying signals away from the cell body
• B) receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body
• C) determining the speed at which an action potential will travel
• D) determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons

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