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Which organells do dendrites contain? |
# ribosomes, # endoplasmic reticulum |
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What are the parts of an axon? |
1. Initial segment - axon hillock; 2. Axon process; 3. Synaptic (terminal) buttons (knobs); 4. Growth cones. |
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Between which parts of a neuron do the most common types of synapses take place? |
# axon & somas, # 2 axons, # axon & dendrites |
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Between which parts of a neuron do the least common types of synapses take place? |
- dendrites & soma, - 2 dendrites |
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Which part of an axon detects environmental cues? |
Growth cones |
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What are the 3 domain parts of growth cones? |
1) P = periferal (filopodium > spikes, lamellipodium > fan-shaped sheet); 2) T = transition; 3) C = central (contains ). |
