neuron
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Structure of Neuron Made by Sakshi Gupta Xth B
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Cells of Nervous System
•Neurons or nerve
cells–Receive stimuli and transmit action potentials–Organization
● •Cell body or soma● •Dendrites: Input● •Axons: Output
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Typical Neuron has 4 Regions •Cell Body •Dendrites •Axon •Presynaptic Terminals
Structure and Function
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·Sensory (afferent) neurons·Carry impulses from the sensory receptors·Cutaneous sense organs·Proprioceptors – detect stretch or tension·Motor (efferent) neurons·Carry impulses from the central nervous system
Functional Classification of Neurons
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Neuron Classification
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Neuron AnatomyExtensions outside the cell bodyDendrites – conduct impulses toward the cell bodyAxons – conduct impulses away from the cell body (only 1!)
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Dendrites of Motor Neurons
•Short, tapering, and diffusely branched processes•They are the receptive, or input, regions of the neuron•Electrical signals are conveyed as graded potentials (not action potentials)
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•Slender processes of uniform diameter arising from the hillock•Long axons are called nerve fibers•Usually there is only one unbranched axon per neuron•Rare branches, if present, are called axon collaterals•Axonal terminal – branched terminus of an axon
Axons: Structure
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•Whitish, fatty (protein-lipid), segmented sheath around most long axons•It functions in:–Protection of the axon–Electrically insulating fibers from one another–Increasing the speed of nerve impulse transmission
Myelin Sheath
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