Parts of the Neuron Structure Description and Function The branched projections of the neuron. Dendrites ____________ and ______________________ electrochemical signals from other neurons . The bulbous end of a neuron. Soma The cell “body” Contains the __________________________. Contains the genetic material of the cell. Nucleus Controls the cell’s ____________________. The nerve fibre. ________________ electrical impulses way from the soma Axon ___________________ information Glial cells Schwann provide ____________________ and ___________________ Cells Form the ________________________. Fatty layer formed around the ______________ of a neuron. Myelin Helps ______________ the speed at which impulses propagate sheath along the axon because the impulses can hop between the _______________________________. __________________ in myelin sheath. Nodes of Allow for ____________________ across the cell membrane which Ranvier propagates the electrical impulses. The _______________________ projections of the neuron. Axon Releases ______________________________________________ terminal to next neuron.
Parts of the Neuron Structure Description and Function Dendrites The branched projections of the neuron. ____________ and ______________________ electrochemical signals from other neurons . Soma The bulbous end of a neuron. The cell “body” Contains the __________________________. Nucleus Contains the genetic material of the cell. Controls the cell’s ____________________. Axon The nerve fibre. ________________ electrical impulses way from the soma ___________________ information Schwann Cells Glial cells provide ____________________ and ___________________ Form the ________________________. Myelin sheath Fatty layer formed around the ______________ of a neuron. Helps ______________ the speed at which impulses propagate along the axon because the impulses can hop between the _______________________________. Nodes of Ranvier __________________ in myelin sheath. Allow for ____________________ across the cell membrane which propagates the electrical impulses. Axon terminal The _______________________ projections of the neuron. Releases ______________________________________________ to next neuron.