A student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct in identifying a chief function of the nerve cell as:
a. sensory interpretation.
b. conductivity.
c. maintenance of homeostasis.
d. communication.
ANS: B
Conductivity, not sensory interpretation, homeostasis, or communication, is one of the eight chief functions of nerve cells.
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