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Neuron: Sensory
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Converting external stimuli into internal electrical impulses.
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Neuron: Motor (Spinal Cord) |
(Spinal Cord) Directly or indirectly control effector organs
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Cell Body (Soma) |
(Soma) Responsible for production of parts & production of energy
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Dendrite |
Branching neuron process that serves as a receptive, or input region; transmits an electrical signal towards the cell body.
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Axon
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Carries impulses away from the nerve cell body; conducting portion of the nerve cell.
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Axon Hillock
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Connect cell body to axon
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Axon Terminal
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Bulbous distal endings of the terminal branches of the axon
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Myelin
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Fatty white substance that surrounds the axon of some nerve cells, forming an electrically insulating layer
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Synapse
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Axon terminal to effector cell. (functional Junction)
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Sensory Recepter
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A cell of part of a cell specialized to respond to stimulus
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