Myelin Patterns Of Neurons

Neurons are the little tiny receptors that are the main part of the nervous system. This system is made of billions of nerve cells, and enables you to respond to stimuli such as light, touch, or sound. It does this by neurons conducting and communicating impulses to each other through axons and dendrites, to synapses, where they travel to other neurons. Neurons are made of these and more, including Nodes of Ranvier, myelin sheaths, axon terminals, a nucleus, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, Golgi bodies, and mitochondria, among other organelles. These all work together and do different jobs for the cell to allow communication, and for impulses to be sent to other neurons. An example of this is how myelin sheaths speed up these
impulses to quicker respond to things (Neurons & the Nervous System).
When neurons are healthy the nervous system can function and tell you what is going on around you. However, there are some things that can go wrong and cause them to work improperly. One way this can happen is if you have Multiple Sclerosis. This occurs when your immune system eats away at myelin sheaths, causing fatigue, impaired vision, and loss of muscle coordination. Another example is Alzheimer’s disease, caused by brain cells deteriorating, which can result in loss of memory and brain function. Overall the neurons allows you to register things around you, and keeps you alive (Mediumtone214).