# Life Sciences Paper 1, November 2024, question 2.5.1

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## Question 2.5.1 (1 mark)

The diagram below shows a neuron that has a long axon with a myelin sheath, a cell body with many short branched dendrites at one end, and axon terminals at the other end. This type of neuron carries impulses from the central nervous system to a muscle. Name the type of neuron shown.

Figure: A nerve cell drawn from left to right. At the left, R marks the short branching fibres that spread out from the cell body. P marks the round cell body with its nucleus. A long fibre with a series of white sheath segments runs to the right and ends in branching tips, marked Q, next to a muscle.

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