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What part of the neuron uses electrical impulses to carry messages to other neurons?
An axon is a long single fiber that transmits messages from the cell body to the dendrites of other neurons or to other body tissues, such as muscles. A protective covering called the myelin sheath, covers most neurons. Myelin insulates the axon and helps nerve signals travel faster and farther.
What is the brief electrical impulse that travels down the axon called?
Action potential: is a brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of the neuron.
What part of a neuron cell relays signals between neurons or from a neuron to the target tissue?
The axon terminal is important in cell to cell communication through the neurotransmitters it releases into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitters that exit the neuron relay signals to the next target cell.
What is the message that travels along an axon of a neuron?
When a nerve impulse reaches the end of an axon, the axon releases chemicals called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters travel across the synapse between the axon and the dendrite of the next neuron. Neurotransmitters bind to the membrane of the dendrite.