You Are Provided with a Slide of Cells Taken from an Adult

Multiple Choice

You are provided with a slide of cells taken from an adult CNS and must label which are neurons and which are glial cells. What is one way to tell them apart?

A) Glial cells have axons that are longer and wider than those of neurons.
B) Glial cells do not have axons.
C) Glial cells have axons that are longer and thinner than those of neurons.
D) Glial cells have axons, but not dendrites.
E) There are no "rule of thumb" ways to tell glial cells from neurons.