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what does the cell body do? multiple choice it sends electrical impulses. it receives chemical messengers. it helps with cell maintenance. it stores neurotransmitters.
The cell body (soma) of a neuron contains organelles for maintaining the cell (like nucleus, mitochondria). Sending electrical impulses is done by axons, receiving chemical messengers is by dendrites, and storing neurotransmitters is in synaptic vesicles (not cell body). So the correct option is the one about cell maintenance.
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It helps with cell maintenance.