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Nerve Cells
Anatomy & Physiology of Nervel Cells
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08/25/2010

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Dendrites
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fibers that extend from the cell body that RECEIVE nueral impulses from the axons of other cell bodies.
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Synapses
Definition
Where neurons communicate with each other through junctions.
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Terminal End(Button)
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The end of a neuron that makes contact with the dendrites of another dendrite of another neuron.
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Neural transmission
Definition
chemical process of information and exchange at the level of the synapse.
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Neural transmitter
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chemical contained within the terminal button, that helps make contact between two cells.
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Dopamine
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neural transmitter that may cause the INHIBITION of the next neuron
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Acetycholine
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neural transmitter that may cause the EXCITATION of the next neuron
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Nucleus
Definition
the core of the cell body
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Axons
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send out impulses generated within the neuron
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Sensory neurons
Definition
AFFERENT neurons that carry sensory impulses from organs to the brain.
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Motor Neurons
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EFFERENT neurons that transmit impulses AWAY from the CNS.
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Interneurons
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Most COMMON neuron, LINKS neurons with other neurons.
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Myelin Sheath
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white fatty insulating sheath that surronds the axon
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What is a neuron made of?
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Cell Body, dendrites, and an axon.
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What Nervous System are neurons a part of?
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Central Nervous System
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