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Neurons Flashcards

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Receive messages

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Dendrites

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2
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Fatty protective layer over the axon that protects and increases the speed of messages

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Myelin sheath

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3
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Cell stem that passes information

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Axon

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4
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Launching pads for messages

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Axon terminals

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5
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Gap between neurons

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Synapse

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Chemical messages

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Neurotransmitters

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The cells that pass the information in the nervous system.

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Neuron

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