Multiple choice

Which part of nerve cell contains a nucleus?

  1. Dendrite

  2. Cell body

  3. Axon

  4. Node of Ranvier

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The cell body (also called cyton or soma) contains the nucleus and most of the cell's organelles. Dendrites and axons are extensions from the cell body, and nodes of Ranvier are gaps in the myelin sheath - none of these contain the nucleus.