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The tapering region where the axon leaves the cell body is the axon:
AHollow
BHillock
CHandle
DHarbour
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Hillock
1. Its cytoplasm differs from the rest of the soma.
2. It marks the start of the axon.
3. That region is the axon hillock.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 12, The Nervous System and Nervous Tissue._
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