Consider the structure of a typical nerve cell. The nucleus is found in the ______ and the axon branches to form a number of ________
a. dendrites; cell bodies
b. dendrites; synapses
c. cell body; dendrites
d. cell body; synapses
e. axon; synapses
D; The cell body contains the nucleus. The dendrites bring information in the form of electrical messages to the cell body and the axon carries information away. The axon communicates to other cells by branching into button-like structures that form synapses with the cell(s) receiving the information.
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a. true b. false
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