The diagram shows the components of a neuron and how it works

The diagram illustrates the various parts of a neutron and the way in which they function.

Overall

, six components are shown, from the

the

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cell body on the left to the terminal buttons on the right. The cell body, or soma, is surrounded by

drendrites

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dendrites

. There are a number of branches- like structures which like the

brances

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branches

of a tree, become thinner toward their ends. These dendrites act as the receiptors of messages from other

cels

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. One of the branches,

however

, has no dendrites and

this

is called

axon

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an axon

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.

Instead

of receiving messages from other cells, it transmits information away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands. The myelin sheath covers the

axon

of some neurons, helping to speed up neural impulses the electrical signal passing down the

axon

in the diagram as

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potential. That signals travel down the

axon

until they reach the terminal buttons that branch out from the

axon

. These buttons,

finally

, enable the neuron to form junctions with other cells.