Lesson: Chapter 1 — Living Tissues

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Question 2

In which direction does an axon carry impulses?

A Only within the cell body B Away from the cell body C In both directions equally D Towards the cell body

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Away from the cell body. Dendrites bring stimuli in to the cell body; the axon takes impulses out.

That order is fixed, and it is what lets a nervous system carry information from somewhere to somewhere rather than simply buzzing.

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