West Virginia Barber Written Practice Exam 2025 - Free Barber Written Practice Questions and Study Guide

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What is the neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscle glands?

Axon

The correct answer is A. Axon. An axon is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body. Axons are responsible for transmitting information to different neurons, muscle cells, or glands. In contrast, dendrites are the branch-like extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons. Nerves are bundles of axons, and the soma (cell body) contains the nucleus of the neuron.

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