Nerve Cell

• axon

  Long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron.

• dendrite

  Short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron.

Also contains

• medullated nerve fiber

  A nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin.

• effector

  A nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secre...

• neurolemma

  Thin membranous sheath around a nerve fiber.

• motor fiber

  A nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands.

• sensory fiber

  A nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system.