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