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| individual cells in the nervous system that receive, integrate, and transmit information |
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| contains the cell nucleus and much of the chemical machinery common to most cells |
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| the parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information |
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| a long, thin fibre that transmits signals away from the soma to other neurons or to muscles or glands |
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| insulating material, derived from glial cells, that encases some axons |
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| small knobs that secrete chemicals called neurotransmitters |
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| chemicals that serve messengers to activate neighbouring neurons |
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| a junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to another |
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