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galben [10]
3 years ago
8

An axon is: (2 points)

Medicine
2 answers:
PtichkaEL [24]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

C

Explanation:

If you look up diagrams and parts of a nerve cell, it is there.

Hope this helps!

Marianna [84]3 years ago
4 0

An axon is the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the soma  

Explanation:

An axon is the segmented, slender, and long nerve fiber which is a projection of the neuron, the nerve cell.

An axon is the primary transmission line for electrical impulses. The main function of an axon is to conduct the electrical impulses or transmit the information away from the cell body (soma) of a nerve cell (neuron) to other neurons or the glands or muscles.

An axon varies in its length at different parts with the longest present in the sciatic nerve.  

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