Relier Pairs Component of the nerve cellVersion en ligne Biology, Year 9 Science , Neuron par Rupa Oberoi 1 Nodes of Ranvier 2 Myelin Sheath 3 Cell Body 4 Synapse 5 Dendrites 6 Axon Control center of cell which maintain cell function. are gaps in the myelin sheath coating on the neural axon. highly sensitive, thin branches receive information and form contacts with the axons of other neurons axons are covered by this fatty layer which helps to speed up a nerve impulse along an axon by controlling its path. Region which transmits information from one neuron to another Carries the nerve impulse away from the cell body