Question

A nerve is actually a long threadlike bundle of ________ that conduct electrical impulses.

Answer 1

A nerve is actually a long threadlike bundle of dendrites that conduct electrical impulses.

Dendrite word derived from the Greek word ‘dendron’ which means tree. They carry messages in the form of electrical impulses to cell body, there are also wire like nerves called axon. Sensory nerves and motor nerves are common types of nerves.