IB Biology - C2.2
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central nervous system (CNS)
The part of the nervous system containing the brain and the spinal cord.
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peripheral nervous system (PNS)
The portion of the nervous system which connects the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body.
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Neurons
Cells responsible for sending and receiving signals from the body to the brain and back to the body.
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cell body
The central part of the neuron that includes the nucleus and cytoplasm.
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soma
Another name for the cell body of a neuron.
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dendrites
Dendrites are the branch-like structures of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and transmit them to the cell
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