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An axon is the extension of a neuron and it sends nerve impulses away from the cell. In simpler words it is the "tail" of a nerve cell which sends messages to other cells.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 10y agothe role of an axon is it carries impulses away from the cell body.
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What does not belong axon terminal synaptic knob bouton axon collateral?
axon collateral
What are the 3 main structures of a neuron?
Dendrites, Axon, Axon Terminal, and Cell Body
What part of a neuron attaches the cell body to the axon?
axon hillock
Which region of the cell body from which the axon originates?
The axon (in motor neurons) begins just distal to a slightly enlarged cell body structure called the axon hillock.
What are the 4 parts of neuron?
axon terminal myeline sheathdendritesneruo transmitters
What transmits electrical impulses away from the body?
axon takes away dendrites take to another cell body
What region of the cell secretes neurotransmitters?
an axon terminal
What does not belong axon terminal synaptic knob bouton axon collateral?
axon collateral
The axon is made up of?
what is the axon made of
The axon is connected to the soma by the?
axon hillock
What is a axon hillock?
An axon hillock is a special cell body that connects an axon to a neuron. It is the last place where propagated membrane potentials are transmitted to the axon.
What are the 3 main structures of a neuron?
Dendrites, Axon, Axon Terminal, and Cell Body
Do dendrites release neurotransmitters?
No, dendrites do not release neurotransmitters. Dendrites are responsible for receiving neurotransmitters released by other neurons and transmitting those signals to the cell body of the neuron. It is the axon terminal that releases neurotransmitters into the synapse.
Is and axon bulb and an axon hillock the same thing?
axon hillock = where cell body meets the axon axon bulb = end of the axon...lies very close to the dendrites of another neuron so impulses can pass over the synapse. AP Biology student *
What synapses release acetylcholine?
sympathetic preganglionic axon parasympathetic preganglionic axon parasympathetic postganglionic axon
What part of a neuron attaches the cell body to the axon?
axon hillock
Why was the squid axon particularly appropriate for nerve research?
The squid axon is the largest axon known in the whole animal kingdom, the axon of the squid is also very much like humans and most mammal axon, thus making is an ideal axon to use during research
