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Dendrites
rootlike parts of the cell that look like they stretch out from the cell body
soma (cell body)
contains the nucleus and other parts of the cell needed to sustain its life
axon
wirelike structure ending in the terminal branches that extends from the cell body
myelin sheath
a fatty covering around the axon of some neurons that speeds neural impulses
terminal branches
the branched end of the axon that contains neurotransmitters
neurotransmitters
chemicals contained in chemical branches that enable neurons to communicate. neurotransmitters fit Into receptor sites on the dendrites of neurons (like a key fits into a lock).
synapse
the sapce between the terminal branches of one neuron and the dendrites to the next neuron.
