NerveCell(Neurons)

ByCarterMendoza

A nerve cell or
neuron
is a cell that is that surrounds the axons of some neurons,
electrically excitable cell that processes and creating an electrically insulating layer,
transmits information through signals both increasing the speed at which impulses
electrical and chemical. Neurons can connect to propagate along fibers of the cell. There are
each other to form what is called a neural many types of neurons, four basic types of
network. Neurons transfer are important neurons: unipolar which contains only one
because they transmit every piece of structure extending from the soma (cell body),
information to the brain. These cells are key bipolar which contains one axon and one
components to the brain and spinal cord of the dendrite extending from the soma, multipolar
nervoussystems.
whichcontainsoneaxonbutmultipledendrites

extending from the soma, and pseudounipolar

Neurons contain organelles similar to many which contains a single structure extending
other cells, like the nucleus and mitochondria. from the cell body that later branches into two
They also have more specializedstructures,like distinct structures. There are specialized types
dendrites
,
axons,synapses,andmyelinsheaths
. of neurons such as: sensory neurons that
Thedendritesareatreelikestructurethatextend respond to light, sound and touch, motor
from the cell to receive messages/signals from neurons that receive signalsfromthebrainand
other neurons. The synapses are what enables spinal cord to cause muscle contractions, and
the dendrites to receive thesesignalsfromother interneurons which connect neurons to other
neurons. Axons are tubelike structures that neurons. Neurons are incredibly important to
send signals to neurons and other parts of the us because we couldn't function without them.
body like organs and muscles (not all neurons We simply wouldnt know how to do
have axons). The myelin sheath is a fatty anything.
substance

Neuronsunderamicroscope.

Diagramofaneuron.