Question

To help you remember the names of the parts of a neuron, your teacher shows you a picture of small branches that extend from the neuron cell body and spread like miniature tree roots. She explains that, because of their treelike appearances, the scientific name of these "branches" comes from the Greek root word for "tree." These parts of the neuron are called _________.

Answer 1

Answer:Dendrites

Explanation:Dendrites are the branch-like structures of neurons that extend from the cell body (Soma). The dendrites receive neural impulses (electrical and chemical signals) from the axons of other neurons. The signal always travels in the same direction - the signal comes into the neuron through the dendrites, through the cell body (soma), to the axon, and then out the terminal buttons to the dendrites of the next neuron.

Answer 2

Answer:

Dendrites.

Explanation: Dendrites are the branch-like structures of neurons that extend from the cell body (Soma).

The dendrites are responsible for receiving neural impulses (electrical and chemical signals) from the axons of other neurons.

The signals will always travel in the same direction, meaning that the signal comes into the neuron through the dendrites, through the cell body (soma), to the axon, and then out the terminal buttons to the dendrites of the next neuron.