Nervous System

A nerve cell that transmits messages throughout the body

• Nerve

• Neutron

• Nucleus

• Neuron

Receives messages from other neurons

contains the nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Axon Terminal

• Axon

• Cell body

carries impulses away from the cell body

• Cytoplasm

• Axon Terminal

• Axon

• Dendrite

gaps in the myelin sheath

• Cytoplasm

• Nodes of Ranvier

• Myelin

• Dendrite

enables faster transmission speeds

• Cytoplasm

• Nodes of Ranvier

• Myelin

• Dendrite

sends neurotransmitters where they need to go

• axon terminal

• Nodes of Ranvier

• Myelin

• Dendrite

consists of the brain and spinal cord

• ANS

• Somatic

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

comprised of all of the nerves outside of the braves and spinal cord

• ANS

• Somatic

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands

• Autonomic

• Somatic

• Motor Neurons

• Sensory Neurons