Question

hi

do dendrites generate or conduct impulses

and do axons transmit to and from the cell body or do they transmit it away.

thanks jim

Answer 1

The neuron cell body and the dendrites are the recipients of the stimulation from other cells. Once a neuron fires, it goes in all directions within the neuron, like the ripples on a pond. However, transmission to other cells only occurs at the ends of the axons.

I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.

Answer 2

thanks.

ok heres what i got from the book.

the post synaptic neuron receives a chemical signal and generates the electrical signal.

for the axon problem my teacher said sensory neurons transmit a signal along its axon to the cell body. The motor neuron tranmits a electrical signal away from the cell body to an effector.

thanks.