Questions: Axon Structure Branches that may occur along an axon are called: dendrites telodendria hillocks collaterals

Axon Structure
Branches that may occur along an axon are called:
dendrites
telodendria
hillocks
collaterals
Transcript text: Axon Structure Branches that may occur along an axon are called: dendrites telodendria hillocks collaterals
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The answer is the fourth one: collaterals.

Explanation for each option:

  • Dendrites: These are the branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma, of the neuron. They are not branches along an axon.
  • Telodendria: These are the terminal branches of an axon, which make synaptic contacts with other neurons or effector cells. They are not branches that occur along the length of the axon.
  • Hillocks: The axon hillock is the area of the neuron where the axon originates from the cell body. It is not a branch along the axon.
  • Collaterals: These are branches that may occur along the length of an axon, allowing the neuron to make connections with multiple other neurons or cells.

Summary: Branches that may occur along an axon are called collaterals.

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