When you use your cell phone to send a text to your friend, that is comparable to an action that is accomplished by the _____ of a neuron.
A)axon
B)dendrite
C)hyperpolarization
D)node of Ranvier
E)resting potential

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The axon of a neuron is responsible for transmitting signals to other neurons or to muscles, similar to how a cell phone sends a text message to another phone. Dendrites receive signals, hyperpolarization and resting potential are states of the neuron's membrane potential, and the node of Ranvier facilitates rapid signal transmission along myelinated neurons, but the axon is the part that actively sends signals.

When You Use Your Cell Phone to Send a Text