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giant nerve fibre
anatomy
Also known as: giant axon
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cephalopod nervous system
- In cephalopod: Form and function
…from the study of these giant axons. The sense organs of the cephalopods are eyes, rhinophores (olfactory organs), statocysts (organs of equilibrium), and tactile organs. In Nautilus the eyes are open pits without lenses. In the Coleoidea the eyes are complex and approach those of some lower vertebrates in efficiency.
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