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From Biological Psychology: Neurons and Action Potentials · Neuron Structure and Cell Types
In what order does information typically flow through a neuron?
- Axon, cell body, dendrites, terminals
- Cell body, dendrites, axon, terminals
- Dendrites, cell body, axon, terminals
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Answer: Dendrites, cell body, axon, terminals
Signals arrive at the dendrites, are integrated near the cell body, travel down the axon and are passed on at the terminals, a one-way flow Cajal called dynamic polarization.
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