Difference between Neuron and Axon
What is the difference between Neuron and Axon?
Neuron as a noun is a cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. neurons are connected by synapses. while Axon as a noun is a nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
Neuron
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
Axon
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
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