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Many neurons have only a single axon, but many terminals at the end of the axon.How does this end structure of the axon support its function

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How does this end structure of the axon support its function? A single axon means that a neuron can only send one signal at a time (one electrical impulse down the length of the axon). However, since the axon has multiple terminals it can send the signal to several other cells at once.

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