Dendrite - fibers that receive messages from cells and conduct them to the cell body

Axon - Extension to the neuron that passes messages to other neurons

Synapse - the empty space between the sending and receiving neurons

Nucleus - Controls the cells

Axon Terminal - Ending of axon where on nerve connects with another

Vesicle - Where neurotransmitters are stored

Cell Body - The cells life support center

Myelin Sheath - insulates the axon’s Schwann cells to speed up the neurotransmission process

Node of Ranvier - Gap between myelin sheath on the axon

Action Potential - small electrical charge that travels down the axon

Neurotransmitters - messengers that carry chemical messages through the synapse to the receiving neuron

Receptor - membrane on cell surface that reads/reacts to messages

Sensory Neuron - Nerve cells activated by sensory environmental input

Interneuron - Connecting nerve cells between sensory and motor neurons

Motor Neurons - Neurons of the central nervous system (CNS) that connect to muscles, glands, and organs.