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Central Nervous System
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brain and spinal cord
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Peripheral Nervous System
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all nervous tissue outside the CNS
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any change in the environment that is strong enough to initiate an action potential
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stimulus
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an electrical signal that propagates along the surface of the membrane of a neuron
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action potential
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three parts of a neuron
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cell body
dendrites axon |
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clusters of RER
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Nissl bodies
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sites of protein synthesis
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ribosomes
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a yellow product that accumulates from lysosomes as the neuron ages
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lipofuscin
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receiving portions of the neuron
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dendrites
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propagates nerve impulses toward another neuron
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axon
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