The neuron is the one that transfers the message (nerve impulse) to the brain. In the same way, the cell that senses the stimuli in any part of the body is the receptor, not the neuron.

As you may remember from the article on neuron structure and function, synapses are usually formed between nerve terminals—axon terminals—on the sending neuron and the cell body or …

Sometimes different parts of different cells perform other functions, but these tend to be where the neuron receives its signal. And we'll talk more about what it means to receive and transmit a …

Most of your synapses are chemical synapses, meaning that information is carried by chemical messengers from one neuron to the next. In the article on synapses, we discussed how …

My neuroscience textbook classifies any neuron with two neurites as bipolar, and the diagram shows what you describe: the bipolar neuron has two axons going in opposite directions.

Course: Practice Course Grade 8 Science > Unit 2 Lesson 1: Nervous system Forebrain Nervous system (central & peripheral) Anatomy of a neuron Reflex action (& reflex arc) Brain: Parts & …

Action potentials (those electrical impulses that send signals around your body) are nothing more than a temporary shift (from negative to positive) in the neuron’s membrane potential caused …

The membrane potential of a resting neuron is primarily determined by the movement of K + ions across the membrane. So, let's get a feeling for how the membrane potential works by seeing …

Most neurons follow the same general structural plan, but the structure of individual neurons varies and is adapted to the specific function a given neuron (or class of neurons) needs to …

So let me start by showing where synapses happen, so first I'll draw the soma of a neuron in red, and a few dendrites, these branching processes of neurons in blue, one dendrite and here's …