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Control of Muscle (Nervous system (Micro: Cell structure (axon (diameter…
Control of Muscle
Nervous system
Micro: Cell structure
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axon
diameter variation, in humans a micrometer in a squid a millimetre
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In humans, axons may be more than a meter long
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communication
neuron-neuron
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A single axon in the central nervous system can synapse with many neurons and induce responses in all of them simultaneously.
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When an action potential reaches a chemical synapse, a neurotransmitter is released into the synaptic cleft. Binding of the neurotransmitter to receptors on the postsynaptic cell changes the ion permeability : and thus the electric potential of the postsynaptic plasma membrane