The Neuron: Form and Function
Published: 02.05.2012
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Published: 02.05.2012
A Neuron is a complex entity – it receives and transmits information through processes in the Dendrite and axon, translating chemical impulses into electrical ones. You can see how this works by clicking on this interactive neuron.
Neuron
A neuron is a specialized cell in the nervous system that is responsible for processing and transmitting information. It receives signals via its dendrites and transmits them via its Axon. Transmission occurs electrically within the neuron and, between neurons, usually chemically via synapses.
Tree-like branching area of nerve cells whose extensions act as a kind of antenna for receiving electrical impulses from other cells.
Neuron
A neuron is a specialized cell in the nervous system that is responsible for processing and transmitting information. It receives signals via its dendrites and transmits them via its axon. Transmission occurs electrically within the neuron and, between neurons, usually chemically via synapses.
Axon
axon
The axon is the extension of the nerve cell that is responsible for conducting nerve impulses to the next cell. An axon can branch out many times, reaching a large number of downstream nerve cells. It can be more than a meter long. The axon ends in one or more synapses.
Dendrite
Tree-like branching area of nerve cells whose extensions act as a kind of antenna for receiving electrical impulses from other cells.
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