Cast 301 midterm - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

neuron correct answersthe nerve cell that communicates with other nerve cells to control functions of the nervous system myelin sheath correct answersthe fatty white substance that surrounds the axons of some nerve cells forming an electrically insulating layer that allows the message travel more quickly axon correct answerslooks like the trunk of the cell and carries the message (neural impulses) to the dendrites dendrite correct answersLook like "branches" of the cell. Their job is ...