Axons collect information from other neurons and transmit the signal toward the cell body. In this case, the signal tells the cell to make proteins. The first step in creating a protein involves the unravelling of double-stranded mRNA, which is contained in the endoplasmic reticulum. The double-stranded mRNA is then converted to DNA by mitochondria, in a process known as translation. Via a process known as transcription, ribosomes then produce a polypeptide chain comprised of nucleotides. The final product of this process is shuttled along nuclei into the dendrites for excretion by phagocytosis (8 pts).