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Assertion: Axons are responsible for transmitting signals to other neurons or effector cells.

Reason: Axons are covered in a fatty substance called myelin, which speeds up the transmission of signals.

 

 

Option: 1

Assertion and reason are both true, and reason is an accurate account of assertion. 

 


Option: 2

Both assertion and reason are accurate, but reason does not adequately explain assertion.


Option: 3

The assertion is correct, but the reasoning is incorrect. 

 


Option: 4

Both the assertion and reason are incorrect.


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Both the assertion and reason are true. Axons are responsible for transmitting signals from the neuron to other neurons or effector cells, such as muscles or glands. The myelin sheath that covers axons helps to speed up the transmission of signals by insulating the axon and preventing signal loss.

 

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