At many pharmacy drive-throughs, customers use a tube to send their prescriptions to the pharmacist inside. When a customer arrives, they place their prescription in the tube and then press a button. The prescription is then transported via the tube inside to the pharmacist. This tube operates MOST similarly to which part of the neuron?

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The tube functions similarly to an axon in that it transports information (in this case, the prescription) from one location to another, much like an axon transmits electrical impulses from the neuron's cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands.

At Many Pharmacy Drive-Throughs, Customers Use a Tube to Send