. . "An axon (from Greek \u1F04\u03BE\u03C9\u03BD \u00E1x\u014Dn, axis), also known as a nerve fibre, is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body. The function of the axon is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles and glands."@en .