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11 Cards in this Set
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Soma |
cell body |
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Dendrites |
-receive impulses from other neurons -collect info, send it towards cell body |
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Axon |
-transmits nerve impulses to other neurons through terminal buttons (at end of axon) |
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Sensory Neuron |
-receive info from sense receptors -transmits info to cns -detect changes, translates into nerve impulses |
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Motor Neuron |
-carry outgoing signals fro CNS to muscles, glands |
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Interneuron |
-receive signals from sensory neurons -send signals to other interneurons and motor neurons -found in CNS and eyes |
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Glia |
-surrounds, fills gaps around neurons -holds nuerons in place, provides them w nutrition -10 glial cells for every neuron |
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Presynaptic Neuron |
-Sends signal |
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Postsynaptic neuron |
-receives signal |
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Post-Synaptic Cell |
-receives neurotransmitters from 1000s of synapses -receives more excitatory than inhibitory |
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Axon Hillock |
-where soma meets axon |
