Relier Pairs Parts of a neuronVersion en ligne Partos of a neuron par Viviana Castañeda 1 Axon 2 Nucleus 3 Neuron 4 Axon terminal 5 Schwann cell 6 Soma 7 Node of Ranvier 8 Dendrite Found at the end of the axon farthest from the soma and contains synapses A nerve cell that carries information between the brain and other parts of the body A long, thread-like structure attached to a nerve cell that sends out signals away from the nerve cell Cell body A gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon. One of the short parts like threads at the edge of a nerve cell that carry messages to the cell Any of the cells in the peripheral nervous system that produce the myelin sheath around neuronal axons. A special, usually round mass of material in a cell that directs its growth and reproduction and contains most of the genetic material.