{"id":86835,"date":"2025-06-01T04:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86835"},"modified":"2025-06-01T04:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T04:21:43","slug":"the-cells-associated-with-receiving-and-conducting-impulses-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-cells-associated-with-receiving-and-conducting-impulses-are\/","title":{"rendered":"The cells associated with receiving and conducting impulses are:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The cells associated with receiving and conducting impulses are:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Neuron&#8221; option2=&#8221;Plasma cells&#8221; option3=&#8221;Adipocytes&#8221; option4=&#8221;Macrophages&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC Geoscientist &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-geoscientist-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nNeurons, also known as nerve cells, are the fundamental units of the nervous system. They are specialized for receiving stimuli, generating electrical signals (nerve impulses), and conducting these impulses along their axons to communicate with other neurons, muscles, or glands.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nNeurons are the specialized cells responsible for communication via impulses in the nervous system.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nPlasma cells are B lymphocytes that produce antibodies. Adipocytes are fat storage cells. Macrophages are phagocytic cells involved in the immune response. 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