Match the neuron structure on the left with its function or property on the right.

A) concentrated in regions of electrical activity
B) neurotransmitter vesicles
C) junction between one neuron and another
D) nucleus and other organelles
E) axon cytoplasm
F) oligodendrites and Schwann cells
G) conduct signals inward
H) conducts signals outward
I) conduct signals outward

1) myelin sheath
2) cell body
3) dendrites
4) axon
5) synaptic boutons
6) nodes of Ranvier
7) axoplasm
8) synapse


1 F) oligodendrites and Schwann cells
2 D) nucleus and other organelles
3 G) conduct signals inward
4 H) conducts signals outward
5 B) neurotransmitter vesicles
6 A) concentrated in regions of electrical activity
7 E) axon cytoplasm
8 C) junction between one neuron and another

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