Neuron Model Labeling Quiz

A periodic gap in the insulating sheath (myelin) on the axon of certain neurons that serves to facilitate the rapid conduction of nerve impulses.

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses.

Short branched extensions of a nerve cell that transmit impulses received from other cells at synapses to the cell body.

<p>A fatty white substance that surrounds the axon of some nerve cells, forming an electrically insulating layer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A myelin-secreting glial cell that spirally wraps around an axon of the peripheral nervous system to form the myelin sheath.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A long, slender projection of a nerve cell that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The spherical part of the neuron that contains the nucleus and connects to the dendrites and axon.</p> Signup and view all the answers