Diagram a typical neuron, label its parts, and list the function of each labeled structu What will be an ideal response?


The diagram and its labels should resemble Fig. 41-2 on textbook p. 862. The functions are as follows:
* dendrites: receive stimuli and generates a neural impulse
* cell body: receives signal form the dendrites
* axon: conducts neural impulses (perhaps via branches called axon collaterals) away from the cell
body
* Schwann cells: form a myelin sheath that insulates axons
* nodes of Ranvier: gaps between Schwann cells
* synaptic terminals: release neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft

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