Neuron

Question 1

Cell body

Answer 1

includes the nucleus which contains the genetic material of the cell. It has many dendrites branching off it

Question 2

axon

Answer 2

long extension from the cell body. The impulse travels down the axon. Most likely will be covered in a myelin sheath

Question 3

Myelin sheath

Answer 3

protects the axon from damage, insulates it and helps to speed up the transmission of the nerve impulse down the axon

Question 4

Terminal button/ axon terminals

Answer 4

This is how axons send signals to an adjacent cell. This cell may be another neuron or muscle cell

Question 5

Dendrite

Answer 5

The dendrite receives the impulse from another neuron