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14 Cards in this Set
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Dendrites |
Receives messages from other cells |
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Cell body |
Cells life support center |
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Axon |
Passes messages away from the cell body and towards other neurons, muscles or glands |
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Neural impulse |
Action potential, electrical signal traveling down the axon |
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Terminal branches of an axon |
Form junctions with other cells |
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Myelin sheath |
Covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulse |
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Frontal lobe |
Movement, speech, higher thinking |
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Parietal |
Touch/sensation |
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Occipital |
Vision |
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Temporal |
Hearing comprehension |
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Motor cortex |
Movement |
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Sensory cortex |
Sensation |
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Wernikies area |
Speech production |
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Brocas area |
Language processing |
