function and structure of neurons

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sensory neuron 
carries messages from PNS to CNS
relay neuron 
connects sensory neurons to motor neurons
motor neuron  
connects the CNS to effectors (muscles and glands)
axon 
carries electrical impulses away from cell body
cell body 
include nucleus - contains genetic material
dendrites 
branch like structures that carry electrical impulses towards cell body
myelin sheath 
fatty layer around axon that protects it and speeds up electrical transmission
nodes of ranvier  
gaps in myelin sheath that speed up electrical impulses by jumping across gaps along axins
terminal buttons
end of axon. also communicates with next neuron in chain (synapse) across a gap

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