Q8 / 200 · MHT CET - Medical 2026 (25 April Shift 1) · Biology
Select INCORRECT statement about dendrons.
- ADendrons are many small conical processes.
- BNissl's granules and neurofibrils are present.
- CTransmit impulses towards cyton.
- Correct answerDThey give out lateral branches called collaterals.
Solution
Dendrons are short, tapering, and highly branched processes extending from the cyton (cell body) of a neuron. They contain Nissl's granules and neurofibrils, and their primary function is to receive signals and transmit nerve impulses towards the cyton.
Axons, not dendrons, give out lateral branches which are known as axon collaterals. Therefore, the statement that dendrons give out lateral branches called collaterals is incorrect.
Answer: They give out lateral branches called collaterals.
Axons, not dendrons, give out lateral branches which are known as axon collaterals. Therefore, the statement that dendrons give out lateral branches called collaterals is incorrect.
Answer: They give out lateral branches called collaterals.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.