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Cell body and Functions -UNIT 3 Flashcards

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Dendrite

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receives nerve impulses and passes them TOWARDS the cell body

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Cell Body

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control centre of cell’s metabolism and contains clusters of ribosomes

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Axon

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single nerve fibre that carries impulses AWAY from the cell body

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Myelin Sheath

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insulates the axon and increases the speed of nerve impulse transmission

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Glial Cells

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physically support neurons and produce the myelin sheath

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Synapse

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Junction between axon ending and the dendrite of another neuron

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