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A Research Study On The Axon Essay

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1. A neuron is a cell that receives messages from receptors and then sends them to other neurons. The structure consists of multiple parts. Starting with the dendrites, short projections out of the cell body that are very tree like because of the branch like appearance. They receive the electrical impulses from the receptors and the impulses flow into the cell body or soma. The soma is the part of the cell that is the main part of the neuron that holds the nucleus and cytoplasm. It makes it so the whole cell is working and being alive, in other words the body. Then the electrical impulse is sent down through axon. The axon is a thin extension out of the soma. It acts like a cable or cord. The axon has a protective coating called the myelin sheath. It’s made up of a mix of fat and proteins. Then once the impulse has traveled through the axon it exits that individual neuron through the short knobs on the ends of the extended fibers from the axon called the axon terminals. The axon terminals the talkers of the neuron. Its job is to communicate with other cells. The way it communicates is through this little junction called the synapse. The electrical impulse then repeats the process going from neuron to neuron until it either reaches the brain or the spinal cord.

2. Neurons communicate through electrical impulses and chemicals. This all happens within the small space in between the axon terminal and the next neurons dendrites. This space is filled with fluids which have

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