Dr. Vazquez 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
Select your answer:
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Integumentary System: Skin Disorder › ViewWhich of the following extends through the epidermis and dermis and into the subcutaneous tissue layer?
A. Superficial skin injury
B. Superficial partial-thickness skin injury
C. Deep partial-thickness skin injury
D. Full-thickness skin injury
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Which structures are found in plant cells, but not in animal cells?
A. Cell membranes and mitochondria
B. Vacuoles and cholorplasts
C. Cell walls and cytoplasm
D. Chloroplasts and cell walls