The cell body of a motor neuron resides in the spinal cord,but it may control muscles a long distance away.In a giraffe,the ________ of a leg motor neuron may be six feet long!

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The axon is the long, slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands. In the case of a motor neuron controlling muscles in a giraffe's leg, the axon may extend up to six feet in length. The dendrites receive signals from other neurons and the cell body, also known as the soma, integrates these signals and generates an output signal through the axon. The node of Ranvier is a gap in the myelin sheath of nerve fibers where action potentials propagate.

The Cell Body of a Motor Neuron Resides in the Spinal