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Nerves 1

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show Sensory organs receive information about the internal and external environments, and transmits messages to the spinal cord and the brain  
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Integration   show
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Response   show
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show Consists of the brain and spinal cord, enclosed by cranium and vertebral column  
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show All of the nervous system except for the brain and spinal cord, composed of nerves and ganglia.  
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Nerve   show
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Ganglion   show
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Excitability   show
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show A universal property of neurons; neurons respond to stimuli by producing electrical signals that are quickly conducted to other cells at distant locations  
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Secretion   show
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show Sensory neurons that conduct responses to the CNS from the sensory organs  
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Interneuron   show
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Efferent Neuron   show
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show Cell body and control center of the neuron; has a single, centrally located nucleus with large nucleolus  
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Cytoplasm   show
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show Consists of dense mesh of microtubules and neurofibrils; compartmentalizes rough RE into Nissil Bodies  
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show Bundles of actin filaments found tin neuron cytoskeleton  
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show Glycogen granules, lipid droplets, melanin, and lipofuscin  
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Lipofuscin   show
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show Vast number of branches coming from a few thick branches from the soma; primary sites for receiving signals from other neurons  
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show Nerve fiber; originates from the axon hillock on one side of the soma. Unbranched for most of its length, and is specialized for rapid conduction of nerve signals to points remote to soma  
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Axon collaterals   show
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Axoplasm   show
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show The plasma membrane of an axon  
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show Fatty sheaths that enclose the axon, insulating it and speeding up transmissions  
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Terminal arborization   show
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Synaptic knob   show
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show The most common neuron, contains one axon and multiple dendrites, and is found in the brain and spinal cord  
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Bipolar neuron   show
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show Contains a single process leading away from the soma; gathers sensory information from the skin and organs to the spinal cord  
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show Contains many dendrites, but no axon. Helps in visual processes.  
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Glial cells   show
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show Glial cell in the CNS that forms the myelin sheath.  
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show Glial cell in the CNS that secretes and circulates cerebrospinal fluid  
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show Glial cell in the CNS that are tiny macrophages, helping to defend the CNS from potential pathogens  
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Astrocyte   show
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Nerve growth factors   show
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Astrocytosis   show
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Schwann cell   show
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Satellite cell   show
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Gliomas   show
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Neurilemma   show
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Nodes of Ranvier   show
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show Myelin-covered segments from one gap to the next  
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Initial segment   show
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Trigger zone   show
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show Destruction of myelin sheath due to an autoimmune attack; nerve conduction disrupted and sensation hampered  
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show Hereditary disorder of infants of Eastern European Jewish ancestry, where glycolipid GM2 accumulates and disrupts conduction of nerve signals  
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Mesaxon   show
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