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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.

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About 15 feet, its the sciatic nerve that runs from the base of the spinal cord to the big toe.

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a axon can be of 1mm to 1m

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