FUNCTION OF A MOTOR

NEURON

A motor neuron (or

motoneuron) is a nerve cell (neuron) whose cell body is
located in the spinal cord and whose fiber (axon) projects
outside the spinal cord to directly or indirectly control

FUNCTION OF A SENSORY
NEURON
Sensory neurons are nerve cells within
the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from
the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses. For
example, some sensory neurons respond to tactile stimuli and can
activate motor neurons in order to achieve muscle contraction.

FUNCTION OF A
INTERNEURON
Interneurons create
neural circuits, enabling communication between sensory or
motor neurons and the central nervous system (CNS). They
have been found to function in reflexes, neuronal oscillations,
and neurogenesis in the adult mammalian brain.

AXON
Long, narrow
process that
projects from
the cells

CELL
MEMEBRANE
The
semipermeable
membrane that

NODES OF
RANIVER
Gaps in the myelin
sheath of the axons
in the peripheral
neurons and they
increase the speed

SYNAPSE
The gaps
between the
adjacent
neurons across
which
chemical

AXON
TERMINAL
Specialized to
release the
electrical
impulses of
the

DENDRITES
The bushy
branching
extensions of a
neuron that
receives messages
and conducts
NUCLEUS
spherical DNA
containing
structure in the
cells body.

CELL BODY
The metabolic
center of the
neuron
(soma).
MYELIN
SHEATH
A
fatty substance
that helps
insulates
neurons and
speeds the

NEUROTRANSMIT
TERS Molecules
that are release
from active neurons
and influence the