The long, slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses (carrying information) away from the nerve cell body and transmits this information to different neurons, muscles, and glands is known as
An axon, also known as nerve fiber, is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses known as action potentials, away from the nerve cell body. The function of the axon is to transmit information to different neurons, muscles, and glands.
The electrical impulses stimulate the release of vesicles. These store various neurotransmitters that are released at the synapse. Vesicles are essential for propagating nerve impulses between neurons and are constantly recreated by the cell.