Functions of neuron parts
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Biology - the nervous system
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receptor
cells that detect a stimulus
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nerve endings
connect sensory neuron to receptor cells
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schwann cells
make the myelin sheath
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myelin sheath
insulates the electrical impulses and speeds up transmission of impulse
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dendrites
receives impulses and carry impulses twowards the cell body
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axons
carries impulses away from the cell body
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cell body
receives impulses and produces neurotransmitter chemicals
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a ganglion
a group of cell bodies on the sensory neuron located on the outside of the CNS
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neurotransmitter swellings
release neurotrasmitters which carry electrical impulses from one nerve to another across the synaptic cleft
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