Neuron model

Schwann cells are a type of glial cells of the peripheral nervous system that help form the myelin sheath around the nerve fibers.

This cable, several times thinner than a human hair, is called an axon, and it is where electrical impulses from the neuron travel away to be received by other neurons.

axon

schwann cell

nucleus

cell body

dendrites

Dendrites are specialized extensions of the cell body. They function to obtain information from other cells and carry that information to the cell body.

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Neurons are cells within the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

Nueron model