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Why is the structure of the neuron up to 1 meter long?

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The cell body of a motor neuron is approximately 100 microns in diameter and as you now know. the axon is about 1 meter (1,000) millimeter in length.

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So the axon of a motor neuron is 10,000 times as long as the cell body is wide.

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