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Neurology
study of neurological disorders and diaseases and their diagnosis and treatment
Neuroanatomy
branch of neurology concerned with the study of structures of the nervous system
Neurophysiology
concerned with the study of the function of the nervous system
Sensory or afferent neurons
neurons that carry sensory impulses towards the brain
Motor or efferent neurons
neurons that transmit impulses away from the brain
Glial cells or neuroglia
include astrocytes, oligodendroglia, ependymal cells, and microglia
Schwann cells and satellite cells
the glial cells of the Peripheral Nervous system are called this
these cells do not transmit nerve impulses and mainly support and protect the nerve cells
neurons
the most important type of nerve cells
1 nerve fibers
2 soma or cell body
parts of the neuron or nerve cell
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