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15 Cards in this Set
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dendrites |
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02 |
cell body |
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axon |
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04 |
myelin sheath |
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05 |
neural impulse |
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06 |
terminal branches of axon |
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dendrites |
/ receive messages from other cells |
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cell body |
/ has nucleus and mitochondria / sums excitatory vs inhibitory messages in order for cell to fire |
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receptors |
/ proteins on dendrites |
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axon |
sends signals away from cell body to release neurotransmitters |
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myelin |
fatty substance wrapped around parts of axon; increased signal speed |
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nodes of ranvier |
axon's endings; storage of sacs of nerotransmitters |
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synaptic cleft |
gap between axon terminals of one neuron and receptors of another neuron |
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neural impulse |
/action potential / electrical signal traveling down the axon |
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terminal branches of axon |
form junctions with other cells |
