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===About the Axon===
 
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: The [[axon]] is an [[adaptation]] of the [[neuron]] which allows it to send electrical [[Impulse (Biology)|impulses]] more quickly than if there were many shorter [[neuron]]s connected to one another.
 
: The [[axon]] is an [[adaptation]] of the [[neuron]] which allows it to send electrical [[Impulse (Biology)|impulses]] more quickly than if there were many shorter [[neuron]]s connected to one another.
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Revision as of 08:40, 8 April 2019

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A diagram of a neuron including an axon.

An axon is the long part of a neuron.

About the Axon

The axon is an adaptation of the neuron which allows it to send electrical impulses more quickly than if there were many shorter neurons connected to one another.