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Along with dendrites and the cell body (cyton), the third main part of a neuron is the:

Answer: Axon.

  • A Axon
  • B Nephron
  • C Sarcomere
  • D Nucleoid

Correct answer: A. Axon

Explanation: A neuron has dendrites, a cell body (cyton) and a long axon that carries impulses away from the cell body.

Labeled diagram of a neuron showing dendrites, cell body (soma) with nucleus, axon, myelin sheath, Nodes of Ranvier, and axon terminals

Structure of a neuron. Image: LadyofHats (Mariana Ruiz), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Brain, spinal cord, neurons, reflex arcs, and sense organs.

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