axon terminus
Terminal inflated portion of the axon, containing the specialized apparatus necessary to release neurotransmitters. The axon terminus is considered to be the whole region of thickening and the terminal button is a specialized region of it.
GO:0044306
neuron projection terminus
is_a
GO:0098793
presynapse
is_a
GO:0150034
distal axon
part_of
axon terminal
exact
axon terminal specialization
related
nerve ending
exact