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The image shows a diagram of a neuron with its different parts labeled: cell body (soma), dendrites, axon, action potential, myelin sheath, and terminal buttons. The dendrites receive messages from other cells, while the axon passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles, or glands. The action potential is an electrical signal traveling down the axon, and the myelin sheath covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses. Terminal buttons form junctions with other cells, and dendrites from another neuron are also depicted.
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The diagram illustrates the components of a neuron and how it functions.
As is obvious, neurons recieve messages from either other neurons or cells and pass the message along to other neurons or to important bodily functions.
The cell body of a neuron called soma is surrounded by dendrites which recieve information. The messages are passed in the form of electrical signals along the axon which is covered by the myelin sheath for protection and to speed up neural impulses. The messages are passed away from the soma, this action of passing a signal is called action potential and it orginates from the soma and ends at terminalbuttons.
Finally, the message is recieved to the terminal buttons which form junction with other cells to pass the information for important bodily functions.
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