Biopsychology

• what are the structures of a typical neuron?


  • Dendrites - Tree like structures that receive information (an extension from the neuron)
  • Axon - The main body of the neuron and messages travel along it as electrical signals and away from the cell body
  • Myelin Sheath - insulating fatty layer that protects the axon, it also speeds up the transmission of electrical signals
  • Node Ranvier - helps the impulse move more quickly along the neuron
  • Cell body - Contains the nucleus and helps cell development and synthesis of protein
  • Action Potential - The electrical charge