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 * Neurons-** are cells that receive and send chemical and electrical messages to other neurons or parts of the body. These cells connect through each other to make a neural network. Neurons are very important in our systems because they are what make up the brain, spinal cord and the peripheral gangila. There are many types of neurons but they all have the same basic parts.These are the things in the brain that give information to the brain and spinal cord from the body. The way they receive these messages are through motor neurons.



There are six main parts of a Multipolar neuron starting with the cell body most neurons have the same parts as well.The cell body is the top of the neuron that contains the nucleus, this is important because the nucleus contains the genetic material in the form of chromosomes. Next we have the dendrite, this is located off the cell body, more around the cell body. The main purpose of the dendrite is to communicate with other neurons via chemicals. Now heading down the "stem" of the neuron we have the axon hillock or just axon, this is located where the cell body tuns slender. The axon is here to send out nerve impulses, sometimes over a further distance. Next we have the myelin sheath, these are fat cells that form around the axon. The main purpose to the myelin sheath is to keep the axon safe from outside harm. Finally we have the axon ending or axon terminal located at the opposite end of the cell body. This is used to send all of the signals that get sent to this neuron to the next and so on.
 * Anatomy of the Neuron**
 * Multipolar neuron**

These are the three big neurons, they each look different, although the all contain a cell body, an axon, axon terminals, and dendrites.

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