Some axons can be short. Others can be very long - for example from the base of your spine to the tip of your toe.
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The longest axon in the human body is the sciatic nerve, which can be over three feet long. In the animal kingdom, the longest axon belongs to the blue whale and can exceed 30 meters in length.
About 15 feet, its the sciatic nerve that runs from the base of the spinal cord to the big toe.
the longest part of a nerve cell is called the Axon.
axon, which is the elongated fiber that transmits electrical impulses away from the cell body to other neurons or muscle cells. The axon can extend a great distance from the cell body to reach its target, such as a muscle fiber.
The longest chip in the world is approximately 5 inches long. It was made by a potato farmer in Melbourne, Australia.
Sultan Kösen from Turkey holds the record for the longest fingers in the world. His fingers measure about 10.8 inches long.
The longest recorded icicle in the world measured 47.5 feet (14.6 meters) long and was formed in 2017 in Japan. It was located in the town of Misawa in the Aomori Prefecture.