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neuron |
basic cell that sends and receives messages |
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dendrites |
branch-like structures that receive messages from other neurons |
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soma |
cell body of the neuron, responsible for maintaining the life of the cell |
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axon |
long tubelike structure that carries the neural message to other cells |
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myelin |
coat the axons of neurons to insulate, protect, and speed up neural impulse, clean up waste products and dead neurons |
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axon terminals |
rounded areas at the end of the branches at the end of the axon, responsible for communicating with other nerve cells |
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central nervous system CNS |
part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord |
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peripheral nervous system |
all nerves and neurons that aren't in the brain and spinal cord but run throughout the body |
