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The difference between Dendrite and Axon are given below:
Dendrite:
1. Dendrites are branched or unbranched structures arise from cyton.
2. These carry impulse towards the cell body.
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3. Dendrties devoid of myelin sheath and are not insulated.
4. Nissl’s granules are neart he site of origin Node of Ranvier absent.
5. Dendrites are small.
Axon:
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1. Axons are branched at the tail ends.
2. They carry impulse away from the cyton.
3. They may be myelinated or non-myelinated.
4. Nissl’s granules absent and node of Ranvier present.
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5. These are long and big in size.