Description
More than 2,500× life size. This unique diorama model incorporates a detailed reproduction of a motor nerve cell with a color backdrop showing a network of associated neurons. Convergence of multiple axons to form a motor nerve fiber and its termination at the neuromuscular junction of a skeletal muscle, complete with synaptic vesicles carrying neurotransmitters, are also presented clearly and dramatically. Well-represented cellular organelles, branching dendrites, communicating synapses, and a myelin-wrapped axon with node of Ranvier are among the highlights of this model. A section of the axon lifts off to show the layers of the myelin sheath, the neurolemma, and the Schwann cell that formed them. Mounted on a hardwood base. Size, 43 × 20 × 28 cm. Includes illustrated key with 54 identified features.