SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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Author: VanPutte
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Chapter 4, Problem 22RAC
Which of these statements about nervous tissue is not true?
a. Neurons have cytoplasmic extensions called axons.
b. Electrical signals (action potentials) are conducted along axons.
C. Bipolar neurons have two axons.
d. Neurons arc nourished and protected by glia.
c. Dendrites receive electrical signals and conduct them toward the cell body.
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