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GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 53

Biological and Evolutionary Basis of Behaviour · Nervous System and Brain: Structures of the brain and their functions, neurons, neural impulse, synaptic transmission, neurotransmitters, hemispheric lateralization · 2 marks · Multiple select

The component(s) of a vertebrate motor neuron is/are:

  1. Axon
  2. Myelin sheath
  3. Soma
  4. Cortisol

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Correct answer: (A) Axon; (B) Myelin sheath; (C) Soma

Explanation

A motor neuron has a soma (cell body), an axon and a myelin sheath. Cortisol is a hormone.