Axon

axon
elongated process of a nerve cell for conduction of impulses away from the cell body; contrast to dendrite
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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An axon, or nerve fiber, is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body or soma.
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Axon
An axon, or "nerve fiber," is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, or "neuron," which conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body or soma.
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axon: the long extension of a neuron.
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axon - long nerve cell processes that is capable of rapidly conducting nerve impulses over long distances so as to deliver signals to other cells ...
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axon
(aks-on) [Gk. axon, axle]
A typically long extension, or process, from a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body toward target cells.
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axon A fiber that conducts a nerve impulse away from a neuron cell body.
axon Elongate extension of a neuron that conducts impulses away from the cell body and toward the synaptic terminals.
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The function of the axon hillock is described on another page [link to it].
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Figure 2: Action potential movement through an axon
How can this action potential be propagated along the neuron?
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Sensory neurons typically have a long dendrite and short axon, and carry messages from sensory receptors to the central nervous system.
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A bulb at the end of an axon in which neurotransmitter molecules are stored and released.
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A neuron consists of a body which contains the nucleus; dendrites, which are short branches off the body that receive incoming impulses; and a long axon which carries impulses away from the body and to the next neuron.
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