Axons

question 58

Multiple Choice

Axons:

• A)receive/detect neural impulses.
• B)carry messages away from a cell body.
• C)secrete chemicals to lubricate the cell body.
• D)are found in the cell body.

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Definitions:

Xylem

The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the conduction of water and nutrients from the roots to other parts of the plant.

Palisade Mesophyll

A layer of closely packed photosynthetic cells under the epidermis in leaves, responsible for the absorption of light necessary for photosynthesis.

Spongy Mesophyll

A layer of loosely arranged cells in a plant leaf, facilitating gas exchange and containing chloroplasts for photosynthesis.

Cuticle

A protective and waxy or hard layer covering the epidermis of plants, insects, and some other organisms.