So what exactly is the difference between pathway one and pathway two? Well, before we answer that question, let's examine what the difference is between a neuron and a skeletal muscle. So the most evident difference is the types of components and structures found within these two different types of cells. So the neuron contains an axon, it contains dendrites, it contains the axon hillock, it contains the axon terminal, while the skeletal muscle contains a specialized type of cell membrane known as the sarcolema. It contains a specialized type of endoplasma take limb known as the sarcoplasma taylor. It also contains these long fibers made of actin as well as myosin.