Cell body
- Includes nucleus- genetic material of the cell
Dendrites
- Branch-like structures, carry nerve impulses from neighbouring neurones towards the cell body
Axon
- Carries electrical impulses away from the cell body, down the length of the neurone- covered in fatty layer of myelin sheath that protects the axon, gaps in the axon called nodes of Ranvier speed up the transmission of the impulses
Terminal buttons
- Communicate with next neurone across synapse