Relacionar Columnas Parts of a neuronVersión en línea Partos of a neuron por Viviana Castañeda 1 Dendrite 2 Schwann cell 3 Axon terminal 4 Nucleus 5 Node of Ranvier 6 Neuron 7 Axon 8 Soma A gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon. A nerve cell that carries information between the brain and other parts of the body A special, usually round mass of material in a cell that directs its growth and reproduction and contains most of the genetic material. Found at the end of the axon farthest from the soma and contains synapses Cell body A long, thread-like structure attached to a nerve cell that sends out signals away from the nerve cell One of the short parts like threads at the edge of a nerve cell that carry messages to the cell Any of the cells in the peripheral nervous system that produce the myelin sheath around neuronal axons.