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   Differentiate between:

   Dendrites and axons

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Dendrites

Axons

1. They are short processes. There are many dendrites in a nerve cell.

1. Axons are long processes. There is only one axon per nerve cell.

2. Dendrites carry impulses towards the cell body of the neuron.

2. Axons carry impulses away from the cell body of the neuron.

3. Dendrites are always branched.

3. Axons may or may not be branched.

4. Nissl's granules are present in the neuroplasm.

4. Nissl's granules are absent in the neuroplasm.

 

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