Neuron Structure

Gaps between Schwann cells that increase the speed of the transmission of the signal down the neuron are called

• axon terminals

• dendrites

• myelin

• nodes of Ranvier

Which is the following is represented by the letter A?

• Dendrite

• Cell Body 

• Nucleus

• Myelin Sheath

The basic structural unit of the nervous system:

• nerve

• neuron

• brain

• spinal cord

B

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Axon Terminal

• Cell Body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Identify #6

• axon terminals

• dendrites

• dendrite

• schwann cells

E

• Synapse

• Cell Body

• Axon 

• Dendrite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A network of branches coming from individual cells.  They carry information and electrical signals in the brain and nervous system

• axon

• axon terminal

• dendrite

• neuron

Myelin, an insulating material, is found in

• cell bodies

• dendrites

• axon terminals

• Schwann cells

Identify #1

• axon

• cell body

• myelin sheath

• nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Neuroglia that produce myelin on axons in the peripheral nerves are

• schwann cells

• astrocytes

• oligodendrocytes

• microglia