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1
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Low levels of serotonin

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Mood disorders like anxiety

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2
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Lack of acetylcholine and glutamate

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Alzheimer’s disease

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3
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Pleasure, addiction, movement, and motivation.
Repeated behaviors lead to dopamine release

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dopamine

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4
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Area where neurotransmitters are released from presynaptic terminals to the receptors at the postsynaptic membrane

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Synaptic cleft/junction

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5
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Starting point
Connected to the soma
Accept information from other neurons

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dendrites

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6
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peptides

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opioids, endorphins, somatostatin, oxytocin, vasopressin

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7
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Usually found in invertebrates
Single axon

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Unipolar

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8
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no ribosomes

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Smooth ER

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9
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Command center of the cell

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Nucleus

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10
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Can affect a number of neurons at the same time and influence the effects of other chemical messengers

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Modulatory neurotransmitter

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11
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has ribosomes

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Rough ER

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12
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Transport electrical impulses to terminal knobs

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Axon

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13
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Lowered GABA levels

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Epilepsy and Huntington’s disease

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14
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Monoamines

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dopamine, noradrenaline, adrenaline, histamine, serotonin

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15
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Too little dopamine in the brain’s motor areas

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Parkinson’s disease

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16
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Aka plasma membrane
Lipid bilayer - thin polar membrane composed of two layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules
Semipermeable

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cell membrane

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17
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Ligand or chemical activated ion channels

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Neurotransmitter receptors

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18
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Single elongate process with cell body at one side

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Pseudounipolar

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19
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Excitatory neurotransmitters

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adrenaline/Epinephrine
Noradrenaline/norepinephrine
glutamate
Histamine
aspartate

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20
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amino acids

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GABA, glutamate, glycine, D-serine, Aspartate

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21
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Long tail like branching
may be single or multiple
Pre-synaptic function

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Axon

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22
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smallest type of neuroglia

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Microglia

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23
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postsynaptic function

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dendrities

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24
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Creates cerebrospinal fluid

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Ependymal cells

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25
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Thick section of the cell body that attaches to the initial segment

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Axon hillock

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26
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Presynaptic
Negative feedback

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autoreceptors

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27
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intercellular communication

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chemical

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28
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One axon but several dendrites to form a pyramid shape
Largest neuron
Found in cortex

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Pyramidal neurons

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29
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Creates myelin sheath for PNS

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Schwann cells

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30
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Receives transmission

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Dendrites

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31
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Cell membrane of the cells in the PNS

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Neurolema

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32
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Two extensions extending from the cell body
One end is axon other is dendrite
Found in retina and nose and eye function

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Bipolar neurons

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33
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More than two processes but axons cannot be distinguished from dendrite

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Anaxonic neurons

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34
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Free movement
Scavenger role in phagocytosis (type of endocytosis; ingesting particles)
Fountains of microglia
Prevalent during the development and reshaping the brain
No properties of inflammation and antigen-presenting

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Ameboid microglia

35
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Terminal end of the axon

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Terminal knob

36
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Structural framework of the nerve cell

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Cytoskeleton

37
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Euphoria
Released during exercise, excitement, sex, reduce pain

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Endorphins

38
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presynaptic function

39
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Organelles that can contain chemicals such as neurotransmitters or digestive enzymes

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Vesicle/ Vacuole

40
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Major component of cytoskeleton
Where neurotransmitter can travel from soma to terminal axon

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Microtubules

41
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Learning
Thought, learning and memory, attention and awakening
Activates muscle action in the body

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acetylcholine

42
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Creates myelin sheath for the CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

43
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Excessive amounts of dopamine in the mesolimbic pathway of the brain

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Schizophrenia

44
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Part of the microtubule that helps in stability and growth

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Microfilament

45
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Usually terminal knob of axon

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Presynaptic

46
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Powerhouse of the cell
Provide energy

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Mitochondria

47
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Pinakamaraming glial cell
Creates fibers and nerves
Kapit sa myelin sheath
Sticks neuron to blood vessel

48
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Inhibitory neurotransmitters

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GABA
Glycine
Serotonin

49
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The gap connection between nerve cells

50
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Both exhibitory and inhibitory neurotransmitters

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Acetylcholine
Norepinephrine
Dopamine

51
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Produces and assemble cell ribosome

52
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Have inhibitory effects, decrease likelihood that the neuron will fire an action

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Inhibitory neurotransmitters

53
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Branching appendages of the nerve cell
Post synaptic function

54
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Packaging (neurotransmitters) organelles of the cell (vesicles

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Golgi complex/bodies

55
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Pinakamarami
Acts as a glue
Aka neuroglia

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Glial cells

56
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others nt

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acetylcholine, adenosine, nitric acid

57
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End point of axon where synapse is located

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Terminal knobs

58
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Mood
Contributes to wellbeing and happiness
Helps with sleep cycle and digestive regulation
Affected by exercise and light exposure

59
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Have excitatory effects, increase likelihood that the neuron will fire an action potential

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excitatory nt

60
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Multiple dendrites that fan out of the cell body
Inhibitory neurons (release neurotransmitters to stop other neurons from firing)

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Purkinje neurons

61
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Bundle of neurons with the same function that glial cells connect

62
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Main control system of the cell
Accepts or rejects signals
command center of cell

63
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Linked to noradrenaline

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Mood disorders like manic depression, anxiety, and impaired sleep cycle

64
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Fully active phagocytic form
Inflammatory and neurotoxic
Thickening and retraction of branches
Antigen-presenting
Neuro-inflammation
Fully active phagocytic form

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Activated microglia

65
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Memory
Most common neurotransmitter
Learning and memory, regulates development and creation of nerve contacts

66
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Glues to specific organs

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Satellite cells

67
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Vesicles containing digestive enzyme, use oxidative reaction for digestion

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Peroxisome

68
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Attaches to the axon hillock

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Initial segment

69
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Creates myelin sheath for CNS

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Oligodendrocytes

70
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Fight or flight
Produced in stressful situations
Increases heart rate and blood flow leading to physical boost and heightened awareness

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adrenaline

71
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Concentration, affects attentions and responding actions
Contracts blood vessels, increasing blood flow

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noradrenaline

72
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The gap between the synapse from the presynaptic neuron towards the postsynaptic neuron

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Synaptic cleft

73
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Space between the terminal knob and dendrite
The gap connection between nerve cells

74
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maintaining g an immunologically stable environment
Active macrophages (type of white blood cell that does phagocytosis)
Long branches and a small cellular body
Prevalent in adulthood brain
Creates stiff connections with brain

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Ramified microglia

75
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Single axon with symmetrical dendrites
Most common in CNS

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Multipolar neurons

76
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Usually distal membrane appendage of dendrite

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Post-synaptic

77
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Cell membrane of the cells in the CNS

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Plasma cell membrane

78
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Insulator and bounces the signal

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Myelin sheath

79
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An area usually between an axon and a dendrite divided by the synaptic cleft

80
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intracellular communication

81
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Creates myelin sheath for the PNS

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Schwann’s cells

82
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Cell body; contains the main supporting system of the cell

83
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Calming
Calms firing nerves in CNS
High levels improve focus, low levels cause anxiety
Contributes to motor control and vision

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GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid)

84
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Vesicle contains digestive enzyme used to break down or remove excess and worn-out cell parts

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