Neuroanatomy

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<p>Dentrites</p>

Dentrites

receive messages on their receptor sites (lock)!

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<p>Soma</p>

Soma

brain (cell body) of the cell, to fire or not to fire?

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<p>Myelin Sheath</p>

Myelin Sheath

white, fatty tissue, helps speed up neural impulses. Nodes of Ranvier: spaces between myelin.

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<p>Axon Terminal</p>

Axon Terminal

send neurotransmitters to the next neuron, they do the speaking!  And suck up the extra (reuptake).

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<p>Axon</p>

Axon

highway of the cell.  Electrochemical process occurs…

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Neurotransmitters

chemicals that enable neurons to communicate with one another (key)!