Filapodia

A) Are rodlike extensions of cells formed by myosin fibers.
B) Are used by nerve cells to make physical contact with neighboring cells.
C) Resemble pseudopodia found in protists.
D) Arise from sheetlike networks of microfilaments.


Answer: B

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