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these are located only within the central nervous system
relay interneurons
synapses are most commonly formed between the ____ and the _____
axon terminal; dendrite
a key function of specialized lipid molecules located in the nerve cell is to
form the membrane
which represents a correct match between neuronal organelle and function
mitochondria; extraction of energy
surplus substances within the cytoplasm are degraded by
lysosomes