NERVE

CELL
& NERVE
IMPULSE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

 Describe nerve cell/neuron and its function.

 Understand how nerve impulse travels along
neurons.
 Perform an activity about how the nervous
system responds to a stimulus.
 NERVE CELL
 The nerve cell is the basic unit of the
nervous system and it is also called as
neuron. There are billions of neurons in
the body.

 A type of cell that receives and sends

messages from the body to the brain and
back to the body. The messages are sent by
a weak electrical current.
PARTS OF NEURON/NERVE CELL

DENDRITES
- Receive input from
many other neurons
and carry those
signals to the cell
body.
PARTS OF NEURON/NERVE CELL

MYELIN
SHEATH
- This myelin sheath
allows electrical
impulses to transmit
quickly and
efficiently along the
nerve cells.
PARTS OF NEURON/NERVE CELL
SCHWANN CELL
- Play essential
roles in the
development,
maintenance,
function, and
regeneration of
peripheral nerves.
PARTS OF NEURON/NERVE CELL

SOMA/CELL BODY
- The soma (tree
trunk) is where the
nucleus lies, where
the neuron's DNA is
housed, and where
proteins are made to
be transported
throughout the axon
and dendrites
PARTS OF NEURON/NERVE CELL

AXON
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.
PARTS OF NEURON/NERVE CELL
AXON
TERMINAL
- is to release
neurotransmitter
when stimulated by
an electrical signal
carried by the axon.
PARTS OF NEURON/NERVE CELL

NODES OF
RANVIER
- are the gaps
between the myelin
insulation of
Schwann cells
which insulate the
axon of neuron.
 Nerve Impulse Travels Along
Neurons/Nerve Cells
Neurons are cells with the special ability to carry signals or impulses.
Thoughts, emotions, learning, and many body functions are carried by
nerve impulses in the neurons. A nerve impulse is a combination of an
electrical charge and chemical reaction. A nerve impulse is not a flow of
electricity, but an electrochemical signal moving along a neuron.

A nerve impulse cannot jump from one neuron to another. When a

nerve impulse connects to the end of an axon, it produces the chemical,
called neurotransmitter, to be released. The chemical crosses the space
between neurons called synapse and stimulates the nerve impulse to start
in the next dendrite.
NERVE CELL NETWORK
(SYNAPSE)
ACTIVITY:
 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY:
Directions: Complete the paragraph below by writing the correct word.
Choose your answer from the box provided. Use a separate sheet of paper for
your answer.

(9)__________ have the special ability to carry signals or __________ (10).

A nerve impulse is an electrochemical signal moving along an active neuron.
A (11) ___________ is any factor in the environment that influences behavior.
A (12)__________ is a reaction to a condition or stimulus. To survive, an (13)
_________ must be able to respond to a stimulus.

OPTIONS:

Organisms Impulses Environment

Neurons Stimulus Reponses

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