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axon terminals

pl.n.

The somewhat enlarged, often club-shaped endings by which axons make synaptic contacts with other nerve cells or with effector cells. Also called end-feet, neuropodia, terminal boutons.

axon

the process of a nerve cell along which impulses travel away from the cell body. It branches at its termination, forming synapses at other nerve cells or effector organs. Many axons are covered by a myelin sheath formed from the cell membrane of a glial or Schwann cell.

axon hillock

the elevation on the perikaryon from which the axon emerges.

axon reflex

a nerve impulse conducted through nerve pathways limited to the single axon, without the participation of a nerve cell or synapse. Not a true reflex.

axon telodendrion

extensive terminal branches of the axon before terminating on the effector organ.

axon terminals

the axonal structure capable of forming a synapse with another axon.

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