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Axon Hillock Definition What is axon hillock? If you are familiar with the different parts of the neuron, the axon hillock... Read More

What Is Axon? An axon is a thin, long fiber of a nerve cell (or neuron). It transmits electrical impulses from the cell... Read More

An axon terminal is any of the button-like endings of axons through which axons make synaptic contacts with other nerve... Read More

Depolarization is the removal of polarity by a process or action. It might also be used to describe how such activity leads... Read More

Dendrite Definition Dendrites are the protoplasmic projections from the neuron cells that receive the electrochemical... Read More

Resting Potential Definition The resting potential of a cell is defined as the difference in electrical potential across... Read More