Neuron Anatomy
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Nissl bodies
clustered ribosomes and rough ER
Dendrites
conducts local electrical currents toward the cell body
Axon
Generally conducts impulses away from the cell body
Axon Terminal
Releases neurotransmitters
Myelin sheath
increases the speed of impulse transmission
Neuron cell body
location of the nucleus
