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Dr. Wozniak is examining a cell from the nervous system of an animal. He notices that at one end of the cell body is a long, fibrous strand of tissue. He immediately recognizes this as an axon that is responsible for ____.
 
  a. carrying signals away from the cell body
  b. receiving signals from other cells and carrying them toward the cell body
  c. determining the speed at which an action potential will travel
  d. determining whether the cell inhibits or excites neighboring neurons

Question 2

Doctor Simo is building a super-genius monster. He wants to make sure that his monster's neurons can turn oxygen and glucose into energy, so he gives the neurons plenty of ____.
 
  a. dendrites
  b. mitochondria
  c. nuclei
  d. axons



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jaygar71

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
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Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Excellent

 

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