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neurons
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09/29/2010

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dendrites
Definition
root of axon
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chromatophilic bodies
Definition
bundles of nuerofilments
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myelin sheath
Definition
this outer membrane around axon
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neurofibril nodes
Definition
gap between myelin sheaths on the axon
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unipolar
Definition
one fused axon and dendrite (sensory neurons)
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bipolar
Definition
one axon and one dendrite (special sensory neurons)
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multipolar
Definition
one axon and several dendrites (motor neurons)
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sensory (relation to CNS)
Definition
carry impulses into CNS
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motor (relation to CNS)
Definition
carry impulses away from the CNS
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interneuron (relation to CNS)
Definition
carry impulses within the CNS
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astrocytes
Definition
large, branching cells that form the blood-brain barrier CNS
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oligodendrocytes
Definition
cells with few branches that form myelin CNS
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microglia
Definition
tiny cells with complex branches and are phagocytes CNS
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Ependymal cells
Definition
ciliated and secrete the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) CNS
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neurolemmocyte
Definition
myelin producing cells PNS
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neurolemmocyte
Definition
myelin producing cells PNS
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satellite cells
Definition
isolate and nourish cell bodies in ganglion PNS
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epineurium
Definition
outermost sheer layer
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perineurium
Definition
2nd (middle) sheet wrapping around a fasicicle
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endoneurium
Definition
3rd sheet wrapping around axons
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fascicles
Definition
groups of axons
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