In this Review, I describe the latest findings in cranial motor neuron patterning and axon guidance, focusing mainly on mouse and chick studies (as zebrafish studies have been reviewed elsewhere ...

1 Motor Neurons A motor neuron’s cell body is also often located either in the ... and myelin sheaths surrounding the axon that accelerate action potential propagation. Neurons can also be categorized ...

There are three main types of neurone: sensory, motor and relay. They have some features in common: A long fibre (axon) which is insulated by a fatty (myelin) sheath. They are long so they can ...