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A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
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The junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.
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A short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.
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The long threadlike part of a nerve cell along which impulses are conducted from the cell body to other cells.
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A fatty substance that surrounds and insulates the axon of a nerve cell, allowing for faster transmission of nerve impulses.
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An action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought.
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A chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse, and that causes the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fiber.
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Relating to the center of the nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord.
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