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Neurotransmitters |
Chemical messengers of nervous system |
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Neurons |
Nerve cells |
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Synapse |
Junction between 2 neurons or between a neuron and another target cell |
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Hormones |
Chemical messengers of the endocrine system |
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Target |
An organ or tissue that responds to a particular hormone |
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CNS |
Central Nervous System- brain and spinal cord |
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PNS |
Peripheral Nervous System- nerves outside the CNS |
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Nerve |
Bundle of myelinated nerve fibers in the PNS that conduct sensory and/or motor impulses to and from the CNS and the periphery of the body |
