- - - - - - Name NEURONS Date Period are nerve cells that provide communication throughout the body. Read the statements below and label the neuron using clues from the statements The cell body is in charge of the neuron. It fuels the neuron's activities and contains the nucleus, but not the axons or dendrites. Nucleus is located in the cell body and contains genetic material in the form of chromosomes. Axon carries the messages away from the cell body. Myelin Sheath covers the axon to protect it and help messages travel faster and easier. Dendrites receive messages from other neurons and conducts them to the cell body. The synapse is the junction between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron. Axon Terminals fibers at the end of the axon that transmits neurotransmitters to the dendrites of another neuron. 3) 2) 5) 4) Neurotransmission Direction NEURON Review Nerve cells, called (7) A. Components of a Neuron - (8) through the cell body. - (9) run through our entire bodies and communicate with to each other. receives information from other neurons and pass the message carries messages away. - What purpose does the cell body play?(10) - What purpose does the fatty myelin play?(11) B. Communication Process In order for a message to be sent from one neuron to another neuron, it must cross the (12) This is a junction between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron. (It's a small gap, less than a millionth of an inch wide.