Neurons and Synaptic Transmission

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Chemical substances that play an important part in the workings of the nervous system by transmitting nerve impulses across a synapse.
Neurotransmitter
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The conjunction of the end of the axon of 1 neuron and the dendrite or cell body of another.
Synapse
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The process by which a nerve impulse passes across the synaptic cleft from 1 neuron to another.
Synaptic transmission
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A type of neuron that forms synapses with muscles and controls their contractions.
Motor
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These neurons are the most common type of neuron in the CNS.
Relay
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Carry nerve impulses from sensory receptors to the spinal cord and the brain.
Sensory
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The conjunction of the end of the axon of 1 neuron and the dendrite or cell body of another.

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Synapse

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The process by which a nerve impulse passes across the synaptic cleft from 1 neuron to another.

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A type of neuron that forms synapses with muscles and controls their contractions.

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These neurons are the most common type of neuron in the CNS.

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