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Neurons. Neurons. The cells that carry the messages throughout the nervous system. Parts of a Neuron - Dendrites. Branched projections of a neuron that receives signals from other neurons. Sends signals to the cell body. Parts of a Neuron - Cell Body.
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Neurons The cells that carry the messages throughout the nervous system
Parts of a Neuron - Dendrites Branched projections of a neuron that receives signals from other neurons. Sends signals to the cell body.
Parts of a Neuron - Cell Body The cell body contains the nucleus and other organelles. Dendrites branch off of the cell body.
Parts of a Neuron - Axon The axon is a long, projection of the neuron that conducts the electrical impulse away from the cell body
Parts of a Neuron - Myelin Sheath Myelin forms a layer around the axon and functions to increase the speed of electrical impulses along axon
Parts of a Neuron - Schwann Cells Schwann cells form myelin, which help conduct nerve impulses along the axon
Parts of a Neuron - Nodes of Ranvier Nodes of Ranvier are gaps between the myelin sheaths. Electrical impulses jump from node to node, which helps to increase the speed of conduction.
Parts of a Neuron - Axon Terminals Axon terminals are the end branches of a neuron.
Synapse A structure at the end of the axon terminal that releases a neurotransmitter to an adjacent neuron.
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