The diagram shows the coponents of a neuron and how it Works

The diagram illustrates the various parts of a neutron and their function.

Overall

, the process includes 6 components, between the cell body on the left and the Terminal buttons on the right.

To begin

, on the left, the cell body or soma is encircled by dendrites. The dendrites have a structure like a branch-like and become thinner towards the ends. The function of dendrites is to collect messages from other cells. In the middle of a neuron, an axon receives messages from the soma and

then

transmits them to other neutrons, muscles or glands.

Next,

the axon is covered by myelin sheaths which help to accelerate (=speed up) neutral impulses. In order to pass messages away, a neutron needs an electrical signal to travel along the length of the axon and

this

is called an action potential.

At the end

of the process, these Terminal buttons enable a neutron to form junctions with other cells.