Question

Difference between dendron and axon of neurin

Answer 1

$\huge\colorbox{purple}{Nerve cell : }$

Nerve cell or neuron is an elongated branched cell that is the functional unit of the nervous through which nerve impulses are transferred.

$\colorbox{blue}{Axon : }$

(i) It is always single in number.

(ii) It is long and may or may not be branched.

(iii) It conducts nerve impulses away from cyton, so are efferent in nature.

$\colorbox{blue}{ Dendron :}$

(i) It may be one more in number.

(ii) It is small - sized and is always branched.

(iii) It conducts nerve impulses towards the cyton, so they are afferent in nature.

Answer 2

Answer:

Axon and dendrite are two components of nerve cells. ... The main difference between axon and dendrite is that axon carries nerve impulses away from the cell body whereas dendrites carry nerve impulses from synapses to the cell body.

Explanation:

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