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Dendrites |
Find branching extensions of the cell body that receives messages |
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Nucleus |
Same as the nucleus of all cells, contains genetic material |
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cell body |
Contains the nucleus which supplies energy and nutrients for the activity of the neurone |
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Myelin sheath |
Consists of a fatty substance that insulate the axon and allows the message to move quickly through the axon |
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Node of Ranvier |
Gaps in the myelin sheath, named after french pathologist |
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Axon branches |
Delivers message to effector (muscle) |
