Relier Pairs Parts of a neuronVersion en ligne Partos of a neuron par Viviana Castañeda 1 Axon 2 Node of Ranvier 3 Dendrite 4 Axon terminal 5 Nucleus 6 Soma 7 Schwann cell 8 Neuron 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. Found at the end of the axon farthest from the soma and contains synapses 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 A long, thread-like structure attached to a nerve cell that sends out signals away from the nerve cell One of the short parts like threads at the edge of a nerve cell that carry messages to the cell A gap occurring at regular intervals between segments of myelin sheath along a nerve axon.