Axons
A) are usually highly branched.
B) carry nerve impulses toward the cell body.
C) carry nerve impulses away from the cell body.
D) both A and B.

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Axons are the long, narrow projections of neurons that carry nerve impulses away from the cell body towards other neurons or effector cells such as muscle or gland cells. They are typically not highly branched, unlike dendrites, which are specialized to receive incoming signals.