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16 Cards in this Set
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Soma |
Cell body |
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Dendrite |
Thick, short projections from soma; transmits signals to soma |
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Axin |
Long projection going away from soma |
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Axon hillock |
Connects body to soma |
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Nissl body |
Red dots in soma; protein synthesis |
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Nerofibrils |
Lines axon hillock |
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Myelin sheath |
Wraps around an axon |
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Schwann cell |
Myelin sheath segment with its own nucleus; each pill of axon |
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Node of ranvier |
Gap between adjacent myelin sheath |
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Neurilemma |
Cell membrane of neuron |
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Axolemma |
Cell membrane of axon |
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Axoplasm |
Cytoplasm of axon |
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Conus medullaris |
Narrow, conical end of spinal cord |
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Filum terminale |
Very end of spinal cord |
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Cauda equina |
Lumbar-sacral-coccygeal nerves |
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Dura mater |
Outermost |
