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small space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another.

Chemical substance that transmits or inhibits nerve impulses at a synapse.

Transmit impulses; identified by the direction the impulse travels.

Efferent nerves - transmit impulses from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands.

Afferent nerves - transmit stimuli to the brain and spinal cord.

center for thought and emotion, interpretation of sensory stimuli, and coordination of body functions