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Where is the control centre of the neuron located?
Where is the control centre of the neuron located?
- In the axon
- In the myelin sheath
- In the dendrites
- In the cell body (correct)
What is the function of the axon in a nerve cell?
What is the function of the axon in a nerve cell?
- Receiving nerve impulses
- Producing energy for the cell
- Carrying nerve impulses away from the cell body (correct)
- Storing genetic material
What are clusters of cell bodies in the central nervous system called?
What are clusters of cell bodies in the central nervous system called?
- Axons
- Myelin sheaths
- Nuclei (correct)
- Ganglia
Which organelle is NOT typically found in the cytoplasm of a neuron's cell body?
Which organelle is NOT typically found in the cytoplasm of a neuron's cell body?
What are clusters of cell bodies along nerves in the peripheral nervous system called?
What are clusters of cell bodies along nerves in the peripheral nervous system called?
What are the two principal cells found in the nervous tissue?
What are the two principal cells found in the nervous tissue?
Where is gray matter predominantly found in the nervous system?
Where is gray matter predominantly found in the nervous system?
What is the function of neuroglia in the nervous tissue?
What is the function of neuroglia in the nervous tissue?
How are nerve fibres grouped together in the nervous system?
How are nerve fibres grouped together in the nervous system?
Where are nerve cells grouped together to form the gray matter?
Where are nerve cells grouped together to form the gray matter?
Which part of the nervous system is referred to as a bundle of nerve fibres?
Which part of the nervous system is referred to as a bundle of nerve fibres?
How are nerve cells and their appendages collectively known?
How are nerve cells and their appendages collectively known?
