axons

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 * Taillike extensions of neurons that can grow to be several feet in length. p.62, HGD Chapter 3
 * An **axon** (from Greek, axis) also known as a nerve fibre; is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

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