Think of the human neuron as being analogous to your home computer.The computer has many parts.It has a printer,a monitor,a mouse,a video card,and many other components.Which part of the "neuron" would be similar to a computer's central processing unit (CPU)?
A) The axon
B) The myelin sheath
C) The synaptic vesicles
D) The soma (or cell body)

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The soma (or cell body) is the part of the neuron that contains the nucleus and other organelles that are responsible for processing information. Similarly, the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer is responsible for processing information and carrying out instructions.

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