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Dendrites

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Receives information from other neurons and relay it to the cell body

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Cell Body

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Coordinates information processing tasks and keeps the cell alive

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Axon

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Carries information to other muscles, glands, cells, neurons. Is very long

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Axon Terminals

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Transmits information to other neurons

Synaptic Vesicle, Neurotransmitters, Synapse, Synaptic Cleft

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Neurons

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  • Basic unit of the nervous system, composed of a cell body, dendrites and an axon
  • Human brain contains 67-86 billion
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Synaptic Vesicle

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Spherical arc containing neurotransmitters

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Neurotransmitter

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  • The chemical released from the presynaptic axon terminal that serves as the basis for communication between neurons
  • ## transmits information across the synapse to receiving neurons dendrites
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