What components of a neuron are usually short and branch profusely near a cell body?

A) Cell bodies
B) Axons
C) Dendrites
D) Schwann cells
E) Neuroglial cells

Dendrites

Branched extensions of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons or sensory cells and transmit them towards the cell body.

Cell body

The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and most of the cytoplasm and organelles.

Axons

Long, thin fibers that are part of nerve cells (neurons), responsible for transmitting electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.