Neurons
Word List
| sensory | sheath | chemicals | receptor | stimulated | axon |
| synapses | diffuse | impulses | speed | motor | specific |
Neurons transmit electrical when they are .
In neurons the cytoplasm forms a long fibre surrounded by a cell membrane called an .
Some axons are surrounded by a fatty , which insulates the neuron from neighbouring cells and increases the of a nerve impulse.
There are gaps between neurons called .
At the end of a sensory neuron an impulse triggers the release of into the synapse, which across and bind to molecules on the membrane of a motor neuron.
The receptor molecules only bind to chemicals, triggering a nerve impulse in the motor neuron.
Give the name of each part labelled on the neuron.
A =
B =
C =
D =