Motor Neuron Structure and Function - Anatomy Diagram #1820930 (License: Personal Use)

This diagram illustrates a classic multipolar motor neuron, featuring dendrites (1) receiving signals, a cell body or soma (6) containing the nucleus (7), and an elongated axon (5) wrapped in myelin sheath segments (2) interrupted by nodes of Ranvier (3), terminating in axon terminals (4) that synapse with muscle fibers. The myelin sheath enables saltatory conduction, significantly increasing signal speed along the axon.

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