AP Psychology Practice Test

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What role do axons play in the body?

  1. Secreting neurotransmitters

  2. Transporting messages to different muscles and glands

  3. Filtering blood impurities

  4. Storing energy for neural activities

The correct answer is: Transporting messages to different muscles and glands

Axons are long, slender projections of nerve cells responsible for carrying nerve impulses away from the cell body and towards other neurons or target cells such as muscles and glands. Their function is to transport messages or signals throughout the body, making option B the correct answer. Option A is incorrect because neurotransmitters are actually secreted from the axon terminals, not from the axon itself. Option C is incorrect because the filtering of blood impurities is primarily done by the kidneys and liver. Option D is incorrect because axons do not store energy, rather they require a significant amount of energy to fire and transmit messages.

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