structures in axons

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Axon hillock

 the area where the axon leaves the neuron cell body

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Collateral axon 

branched or unbranched form of axon

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Schwann cells

in PNS, provides an insulating material that surrounds axon

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Myelin sheaths

are specialized layers that wrap around the axons of some neurons

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Nodes of Ranvier

gaps in the myelin shealth (unmyelinated area of axon)

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Presynaptic terminal

form at the end of the axon