Neuron Organelles
Common organelles
Neuron Facts
Neuron structure
100

Special organelles in a neuron

Axon, synapses, dendrites, axon hillock, axon terminals, ect.,

100

The common organelles in a neuron

the nucleus, golgi, cytoplasm, lysosome, ribosome, centrioles, smooth er, rough er, ect.

100

Amount of neurons in the human body

86 billion

100

One process extension from the cell body

Unipolar Neuron

200

The axon function in a neuron

Carry communication impulses/transport information between the brain and rest of body

200

Controls everything in a cell

the Nucleus

200

Neuron function

sending/receiving signals and information between body & brain

200

Unipolar Neuron appearing like Bipolar

Pseudopolar neuron

300

The dendrite function

Receive the data signals from other neurons

300

Where proteins are first created

 Ribosomes

300

Where all the organelles are found

 cell body/soma

300

Two process extensions coming from cell body

bipolar neuron

400

Where neurons connect and communicate with each other 

Synapses

400

Where the cells waste is processed/digested

Lysosomes

400

The neuron is the smallest cell in the body. True or False

False

400

Multiple extensions from cell body (soma)

multipolar neuron

500

The end of an axon that transmits messages to other cells

Axon terminals

500

A cell has a rough ____ and a smooth ____

ER/endoplasm reticulum


500

The highest speed a neuron sends it's message

500 MPH
500

What the neuron structure is most commonly compared too

a tree and its branches/roots