Branchlike fibres that collect messages from adjacent neurons and pass them along to the cell body of the receiving neuron are called ____________.

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Dendrites are the branchlike fibres that receive messages from adjacent neurons and pass them along to the cell body, while axons are the long fibres that carry messages away from the cell body. Axon terminals are the small branches at the end of an axon that transmit the message to the next neuron, and nodes of Ranvier are small gaps in the myelin sheath along the axon. Therefore, the correct choice is C - dendrites.

Branchlike Fibres That Collect Messages from Adjacent Neurons and Pass