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===About the Axon=== | ===About the Axon=== | ||
: 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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| − | + | ====Edexcel==== | |
| − | + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Axon terminals, page 35, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel ''] | |
| − | + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782946748/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782946748&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=a4f0348fc37d0ba1bb52d27f8679581f ''Axons, page 28, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel ''] | |
| − | + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Axons, page 35, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel ''] | |
| − | + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Axons, page 43, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel ''] | |
| + | :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782948120/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1782948120&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=dedef775c6a43dbb0a609441525adac0 ''Axons, pages 70, 71, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel ''] | ||
