MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An axon is a long single fiber that transmits messages from the cell body to the dendrites of other neurons or to other body tissues, such as muscles.

Detailed explanation-2: -The parts of neurons that send messages are the axons, and the parts of neurons that receive messages are the dendrites. 3. The space between the dendrites of one neuron and the axon of another neuron is called the synapse.

Detailed explanation-3: -Axon: the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons, muscles, or glands.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Dendrites are usually, but not always, short and branching, which increases their surface area to receive signals from other neurons. The number of dendrites on a neuron varies. They are called afferent processes because they transmit impulses to the neuron cell body.