A neuron is a crucial part of the human body and understanding it is very important. In just a few short steps, we will learn how to draw a neuron, and label the parts accurately – let’s get started!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black fineliner pen, and draw an “S” shape made of small, curved shapes.
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At the right end, add three “forks”, each made from bulbous shapes.
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Connect the small curved shapes with two lines connecting each segment.
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Bring a line up at the end, and add four sharp “points”.
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Take a curve to the left, and add more spiky shapes to the left.
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Repeat this on the left, and add a curve to the bottom…
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Add a pointed curve to the left of the line, and then add two forks to the bottom.
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Add another curved point below, and then add another three forks behind this.
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Follow this with three more “forks” to the right, and two more beside this, before connecting this section to the bottom segment.
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Add a ring to the center of this shape…
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Now, add a series of smaller shapes all around the edge of this.
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Shade the inside of the ring with the black pen.
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Shade the outer part of the ring with a black pencil…
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And then use an orange pen to color the segments in the “S” shape.
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Now, use a blue pen for the section at the end, the sections joining the segments, and the section at the left.
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Grab the black fineliner pen and a ruler, and add a series of lines all across the outside of the neuron.
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Use a red pen to add small marks inside the first four segments, and the one second from the end.
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Now, title the drawing “Multipolar Neuron”, and add the labels from left to right – “Nucleus”, “Dendrites”, “Nissl Body”, “Cell Body”, “Axon”, “Myelin Sheath”, “Schwann Cell”, and “Axon Terminal”.
The neuron is a crucial element of the human body, and it only makes sense to learn all that there is to know – why not do a little extra research; this is a fascinating topic!
