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| nerve cell specialized for communication |
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| portion of neuron that receives signals |
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| portion of neuron that sends signals |
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| space between two connecting neurons through which messages are transmitted |
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| chemical messenger specialized for communication between neurons |
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| Space between two connecting neurons through which messages are transmitted chemically |
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| a gap into which neurotransmitters are released from the axon terminal |
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| cell in nervous system that plays a role in the information of myelin and the blood-brain barrier, responds to injury, removes debris, and enhances learning and memory |
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| glial ells wrapped around axons that act as insulators of the neuron's signal |
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| electrical charge difference (-60 millivolts) across the neuronal membrane, when the neuron is not being stimulated or inhibited |
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