Biology Nervous System 1

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cytoplasmic projections that carry impulses to the cell body.
Dendrites
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enlarged structure of the neuron containing the nucleus and various organelles.
Cell Body
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carry impulses from the cell body.
Axons
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thin cellular membrane
Neurilemma
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Helps maintain electrical potentials needed for impulse control
Nodeofranvier
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small space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another.
Synapse
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Chemical substance that transmits or inhibits nerve impulses at a synapse.
Neurotransmitter
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Transmit impulses; identified by the direction the impulse travels.
Neurons
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Efferent nerves - transmit impulses from the brain or spinal cord to muscles and glands.
Motor Neurons
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Afferent nerves - transmit stimuli to the brain and spinal cord.
sensory neurons
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center for thought and emotion, interpretation of sensory stimuli, and coordination of body functions
brain
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enlarged structure of the neuron containing the nucleus and various organelles.

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Cell Body

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carry impulses from the cell body.

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thin cellular membrane

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Helps maintain electrical potentials needed for impulse control

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