The diagram shows the components of a neuron and how it works Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words

The

diagram

illustrates the anatomical structure and the functioning of a neuron.

Overall

,

according to

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diagram

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the neuron mainly consists of six parts, namely

dendrites

,

cell

body

or soma,

axon

,

myelin

sheath

terminal

buttons

and the

received-massages

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received messages

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from other

cells

via

dendrites

is

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send

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sent

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to the

cell

body

.

Then

they are passed away from the

cell

body

through

axon

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the axon

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to the terminal

buttons

. When looking at the

diagram

, it shows that

,

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the

cell

body

, or soma, is surrounded by the

dendrites

. Which

are appeared

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as branches of a tree, at the beginning thick and gradually

decrease

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thickness and

end

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up as a thread.

Then

an

axon

,

covered

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by the

myelin

sheath

but not all axons

do not

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have

myelin

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a myelin

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sheath

. The

cell

body

, or soma, is surrounded by

dendrites

. There are a number of

branches- like

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branches-like

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structures which like the branches of a tree, become thinner toward their ends. These

dendrites

act as

the

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receptors

of

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for

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messages from other

cells

. One of the branches,

however

, has no

dendrites

and

this

is called

axon

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an axon

the 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 action potential.

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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

.