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8 Cards in this Set
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central nervous system
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the brain and the spinal cord
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peripheral nervous system
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everything in nervous system except the brain and spinal cord
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neuron
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a nerve cell that carries impulses
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neuroglial cell
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nerve cells that DOES NOT carry impulses but is a supportive, helper cell to neuron
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nerve
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bundle of axons, or neurons, in the peripheral nervous system
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tract
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bundle of axon, or neurons, in the central nervous system
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neurons make up what percent of the nervous system?
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10%
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neuroglial cells make up what percent of the nervous system?
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90%
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