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  1. Axon - Wikipedia

    The function of the axon is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles, and glands.

  2. Function of an Axon in the Nervous System - Verywell Health

    Sep 25, 2025 · Axons are long, slender fibers extending from the body of a neuron (nerve cell) whose primary function is to transmit information to other neurons, muscle cells, or glands.

  3. Axon | Neurons, Nerve Fibers & Signaling | Britannica

    Nov 7, 2025 · Axon, portion of a nerve cell (neuron) that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body. A neuron typically has one axon that connects it with other neurons or with muscle or …

  4. What Are Axons? Anatomy, Function, and Importance

    Jul 24, 2025 · An axon is a long, slender extension of a neuron that transmits electrical impulses away from the cell body. It begins at the axon hillock, a cone-shaped region of the cell body …

  5. Axons - Physiopedia

    Each neuron in your brain has an axon that snakes away from the main part of the cell. Several times thinner than a human hair an axon is where electrical impulses from the neuron travel …

  6. Axon – Definition, Structure, Types, Functions - Biology Notes …

    Sep 23, 2024 · It plays a crucial role in the nervous system by conducting electrical impulses, called action potentials, away from the neuron’s cell body. The primary function of an axon is …

  7. Axon (neuron): definition, structure and function | Kenhub

    Oct 30, 2023 · Axons are processes from the cell body (soma) or from the axon hillock (a specialized part of the cell body) of a neuron that conduct impulses away from cell body.

  8. Neurons (Nerve Cells): Structure, Function & Types

    May 12, 2025 · The axon, also called a nerve fiber, is a tail-like structure of the neuron that joins the cell body at a junction called the axon hillock. The function of the axon is to carry signals …

  9. The axonal cytoskeleton: from organization to function - PMC

    Axon specification is regarded as the fundamental process that gives the neuron its polarized morphology and segregates its neuronal functions into the somatodendritic and axonal …

  10. Nervous system - Axon, Signals, Neurotransmitters | Britannica

    Dec 6, 2025 · The axon arises from the soma at a region called the axon hillock, or initial segment. This is the region where the plasma membrane generates nerve impulses; the axon …