Nervous System

The Neuron

Neuron
Basic cell of nervous system
Conducts electrical impulses
Allows cells/organs to

detect/respond to stimuli
Combine to form network
throughout body

3 Main Parts
Dendrite
Receives impulses(signals from

other neurons
Conducts impulses to cell body
Single neuron can have many
dendrites

Cell Body
Location of

nucleus and
most
organelles

Axon
Carries

impulse from
cell body to
other neurons
and muscles

3 Types of Neurons
Sensory Neurons
Send impulses from skin and

sense organs to brain and spinal

cord

Interneurons
Receive

impulses
from
sensory
neurons
Carry
impulse to

Motor Neurons

Carry

impulse away
from brain
and spinal
cord to gland
or muscle
Triggers
response

Reflex Arc
Pathway that

consists of a
sensory
neuron, an
interneuron
and a motor
neuron