Parts of a Neuron
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many per neuron
dendrites
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short/branched
dendrites
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receptive portion
dendrites
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send impulses to soma
dendrites
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starts impulse to axon
axon hillock
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starts action potential
axon hillock
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contains organelles (nucleus)
soma (cell body)
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no centrioles (no mitosis)
soma (cell body)
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neuronal proteins are created
soma (cell body)
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1 per neuron
axon
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long/thin process from soma
axon
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carries impulses away from soma
axon
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has synaptic knobs contain neurotransmitters
axon terminal
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gaps between myelin sheath which allows action potentials to regenerate
nodes of ronvier
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produces myelin sheath that insulates/surrounds the axon
schwann cell
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