What are the major subcellular compartments of canonical neuron?
Soma
body of the neuron
Dendrites
processes that emanate from the soma and subserve synaptic connections
Axon
projection from the soma that terminates on postsynaptic partners
Nodes of Ranvier
area between myelinated axonal segments densely populated by voltage-gated Na + channels that regenerate action potentials
Myelin
a sheath comprised primarily of lipids that electrically insulates the axon and allows for salutatory conduction at unsheathed nodes
