ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -axon, also called nerve fibre, portion of a nerve cell (neuron) that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body. A neuron typically has one axon that connects it with other neurons or with muscle or gland cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -An extension or process called an axon carries impulses away from the cell body.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neurons. Neurons, or nerve cells, carry out the functions of the nervous system by conducting nerve impulses. They are highly specialized and amitotic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Motor neurons conduct nerve impulses from the spinal cord to the brain.

Detailed explanation-5: -An action potential, also called a nerve impulse, is an electrical charge that travels along the membrane of a neuron.