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Axon

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The long projecting part of a nerve cell that transmits impulses away from the body of the nerve cell, to the synapse at its tip.

The long projecting part of a nerve cell that transmits impulses away from the body of the nerve cell to the synapse at its tip. The longest axons in the human body can be over a metre long, for example, connecting the big toe to the spinal cord, making these neurons the largest cells in the body.

The longest axons in the human body can be over a metre long, for example, connecting the big toe to the spinal cord, making these neurons the largest cells in the body.

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