ANATOMY

GENERAL ANATOMY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The long, fiber like part of a neuron which the nerve impulse passes through.
A
axon
B
dendrite
C
myelin
D
Node of Ranvier
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The axon is a single protoplasmic fiber that extends from the cell body . It is the longest part of the neuron which conducts impulses away from the cell body. They have vesicles containing neurotransmitters at their axon terminals .

Detailed explanation-2: -The Synapse The place where the axon of one neuron meets the dendrite of another is called a synapse. Synapses are also found between neurons and other types of cells, such as muscle cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Each neuron in your brain has one long cable that snakes away from the main part of the cell. This cable, several times thinner than a human hair, is called an axon, and it is where electrical impulses from the neuron travel away to be received by other neurons.

Detailed explanation-4: -Typical neurons have several dendrites-branching processes that conduct impulses toward the cell body, and a single axon-a long straight process that conducts impulses away from the cell body. Axons are often referred to as nerve fibers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Axon – The long, thin structure in which action potentials are generated; the transmitting part of the neuron. After initiation, action potentials travel down axons to cause release of neurotransmitter.

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