2006-11-27 09:27:18 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
"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."
2006-11-27 09:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by Future ER Doc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 so ma. Axons are in effect the primary transmission lines of the nervous system, and as bundles they help make up nerves. Individual axons are microscopic in diameter - typically about one micrometer across - but may extend to macroscopic lengths. The longest axons in the human body, for example, are those of the sciatic nerve, which run from the base of the spine to the big toe of each foot. These single-cell fibers may extend a meter or even longer.
2006-11-27 09:35:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An axon is an extension of a nerve cell that allows it to communicate with other nerve cells. It conducts impulses away from the nerve. In other words, it takes signals from the brain and send them to other parts of the body
2006-11-27 09:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by grandmaDR 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An axon is the part of the nerve cell that the nerve signal travels down from the cell body to the terminal button (to be transmitted to another nerve cell). It's covered with a myelin sheath that aids in transmission (speedwise).
2006-11-27 09:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by Cruel Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-23 06:11:55 · answer #5 · answered by Youres 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋