FTP, name these long projections between the cell body and synapse of a neuron.
In Drosophila, the growth of these structures is controlled by the interaction of Stilt and Robo receptors, while in vertebrates they are guided by a gradient of Ephrins and the interaction between Semaphorins and Plexins. One type of them tend to gather in Remak bundles, and upon destruction, they are digested by macrophages in a process called the Wallerian degeneration. These structures begin at the hillock, and are often surrounded by oligodendrocytes or Schwann cells. They operate by saltatory conduction, in which an impulse leaps between spaces in their myelin sheaths known as the nodes of Ranvier. FTP, name these long projections between the cell body and synapse of a neuron.
In Drosophila, the growth of these structures is controlled by the interaction of Stilt and Robo receptors, while in vertebrates they are guided by a gradient of Ephrins and the interaction between Semaphorins and Plexins.
{Axons} (prompt on “neurons” or “nerve fibers” throughout)