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Question
Identify the parts of a neuron which help the nerve impulse to travel away from the cell body.
Solution
An axon is a long, slender projection of a neuron that normally carries electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body in the form of a depolarization wave. The axon's role is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles, and glands.
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