The ____________________ or ____________________ of a nerve cell is a single, elongated tubular process that conducts action potentials away from the cell body and eventually terminates at other cells

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


axon, nerve fiber

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The initial response to stress is called the ________ and is mediated mainly by ________

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Which skin infection is caused by a virus?

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