Term:
habenula axon
Name:
habenula
Synonyms:
habenulae
,
habenular nucleus
Definition:
The habenula relays impulses from limbic areas of the telencephalon to an unpaired midbrain nucleus, the interpeduncular nucleus.
Ontology:
Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000213]
Name:
axon
Synonyms:
Definition:
The long process of a neuron that conducts nerve impulses, usually away from the cell body to the terminals and varicosities, which are sites of storage and release of neurotransmitter.
Ontology:
GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030424]
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