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Also known as the soma, the cell body contains ribosomes and is the site of virtually all protein production in the neuron, apart from a small amount which is produced in the dendrites. The cell body maintains the neuronal structure.
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Cell body
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Dendrites receive input from many other neurons and carry those signals to the cell body.
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Dendrite
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The myelin sheath functions by allowing signals to propagate down the axon faster than non-myelinated axons, as the signal is able to jump between myelinated sections into sections known as the nodes of Ranvier.
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Myelin sheath
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The axon is a long cable-like structure which takes information from the cell body of the neuron down to the axon terminal and synapse.
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Axon
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The Schwann cells are a type of glial cell of the peripheral nervous system that surrounds neurons. They function in myelinating the axon, allowing signals to propagate down the axon faster than non-myelinated axons, as the signal is able to jump between myelinated sections into sections known as the nodes of Ranvier. They are a major glial cell type in the peripheral nervous system.
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Schwann cell
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Neuromuscular junction
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What structure of the neuron is specifically adapted to receiving signals from other neurons?
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