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Unit 2 – Biological Basis of Behavior
Topic 2.4
What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?
Receives information and transfers it to the cell body
Covers the axon and speeds up neural impulses
Passes on chemical messages to other cells and parts of the body
Passes messages to its terminal branches
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