Question

Distinguish between Axon and Dendrites?

Answer 1

	Axon	Dendrites
1.	An axon is a long fibre that arises from a cone shaped area of the cell body called the Axon hillock and ends at the branched distal end.	1. Dendrites are the repeatedly branched short fibres coming out of the cell body.
2.	It does not have Nissl’s granules and Golgi apparatus.	2. It has Nissl’s granules and Golgi apparatus.
3.	It is myelinated.	3. It is nonmyelinated.