Axons

question 75

Multiple Choice

Axons

• A)transmit signals away from the cell body.
• B)transmit signals toward the cell body.
• C)manufacture proteins to be used by the neuron.
• D)use hormones to transmit information.
• E)None of the choices is correct.

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Definitions:

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A psychoanalytic theory that describes a child's feelings of desire for their opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward their same-sex parent.

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that guides psychoanalysis, developed by Sigmund Freud.

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