| 1 | The axon is much longer than the dendrites and, in fact, some axons are many feet long. | |
| 2 | Surrounding the axon is a myelin sheath, which is actually just insulation. | |
| 3 | There's an axon leading from your spinal cord to your big toe for instance. | |
| 4 | Stained in black are the fiber-like extensions of the nerve cells, called axons. | |
| 5 | Bradke says Taxol promotes axonal regeneration indirectly - by helping to reduce scarring. |