parts of a neuron

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dendrites

recieve messages from other cells

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soma

cell body maintains health

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axon

passes messages fron cell body to other neurons, muscles, and glands

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myelin sheath

covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses

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terminal branches of axon

form junctions with other cells

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list the parts of the neuron left to right (5)

1. Dendrites 2. Soma 3. Axon 4. Myelin sheath

5. Terminal branches of axon