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Neuron:: Neuron Is The Basic Unit of The Nervous System
Neuron:: Neuron Is The Basic Unit of The Nervous System
Dendrite: To catch the information from the terminal button of the adjacent
neuron.
Synapsis/ Synatic Gap/ Synaptic Cleft: The gap between dendrite and terminal
button of the adjacent Neuron.
Cell Body: Cell body receives the information from the dendrite, process it and
send it to the axon.
Axonal Hillock: The junction between cell body and axon is called Axonal Hillock.
OR
Mylen Sheath: Protects the axon, speed up the nerve impulse and also work as
a safeguard in wasting of nerve impulse.
Nodes of Ranvier: To provide the basic materials which are necessary for
high performance and to the remove waste material.
Terminal Button: Terminal button are basically the ending point of neuron,
contains sacs filled by neurotransmitters.