Neurons

• Nucleus

• Cell Body

• Axon

• Node of Ranvier

• Nucleus

• Cell Body

• Axon

• Node of Ranvier

• Nucleus

• Cell Body

• Axon

• Node of Ranvier

• Dendrites

• Axon Terminals

• Myelin Sheath

• Schwann Cells

• Dendrites

• Axon Terminals

• Myelin Sheath

• Schwann Cells

• Dendrites

• Axon Terminals

• Myelin Sheath

• nuclei

What does the neuron's Myelin Sheath do?

• Controls the actions of the neuron

• Produces food for the neuron

• Carries information from the cell body to other neurons

• Surrounds and insulates the axon

What do Dendrites do?

• Receives information from other neurons via neurotransmitters

• Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

• Sends information to the next cell

• Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

What do Axon Terminals do?

• Receives information from other neurons

• Produces fatty tissue for the Myelin Sheath

• Sends information to the next cell

• Controls the speed of electrical signal through the axon

The space between the axon terminal of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.

• axon

• synapse

• dendrite

• cell body