The ________, which is shaped like a sphere or a pyramid, contains the biochemical machinery for keeping the neuron alive.
A) dendrite
B) glial cell
C) cell body
D) myelin sheath

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The cell body, also known as the soma, is the bulbous end of the neuron that contains the nucleus and other organelles that keep the neuron alive. It is usually shaped like a sphere or pyramid. Dendrites receive information from other neurons, glial cells support and protect neurons, and the myelin sheath is a fatty covering that surrounds and insulates some axons. None of these structures contain the biochemical machinery for keeping the neuron alive like the cell body does.

The ________, Which Is Shaped Like a Sphere or a Pyramid