The presence of many branches on the axons makes it possible for a single neuron to connect to the dendrites of as many as 50,000 other neurons. The branches on the axons are called ______________.
A)cell bodies
B)dendrites
C)axon terminals
D)glial cells

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Axon terminals, also known as terminal buttons or synaptic boutons, are the distal terminations of the branches at the end of an axon. They are responsible for releasing neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft to communicate with the dendrites of neighboring neurons, allowing a single neuron to connect with up to 50,000 other neurons.

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