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The junction between a nerve cell and another cell is called a synapse. Messages travel within the neuron as an electrical action potential. The space between two cells is known as the synaptic cleft. To cross the synaptic cleft requires the actions of neurotransmitters.
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Neuron - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A neuron (pronounced /ˈnjʊərɒn/ N(Y)OOR -on , also known as a neurone or nerve cell ) is an excitable cell in the nervous system that processes and transmits information by elect...
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Nerve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A nerve is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of peripheral axons (the long, slender projections of neurons). A nerve provides a common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses that are transmitte...
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anatomy: Greek ana = up, and tome = a cutting, hence cutting up of a body (c.f. dissection). ... aponeurosis: Greek apo = from, and neuron = tendon (later applied to nerve cell and its fibres), used for sheet-like tendons. Adjective - aponeurotic.
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Anatomy of a Neuron (Nerve Cell). This 3D medical animation depicts electrical impulses transmitting across nerve cells, or neurons. From within a vast matrix of neurons we see bright flashes representing impulses traveling across the axons, dendrites, and cell bodies of the neurons. ... Anatomy & Physiology...
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Neurons (Neurones). This medical illustration summarizes the anatomy of brain nerve cells. The series of anatomy drawings show the axons, nerve cell fibers, nodes of Ranvier, myelin sheaths, schwann cells, oligodendrocytes, and fibrous astrocytes. ... Anatomy and Functional Areas of the Brain - exhR0017; Medical Chart;
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axon - the long extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the body of the cell. ... myelin sheath - the fatty substance that surrounds and protects some nerve fibers...
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Human Anatomy ... The axon, a long extension of a nerve cell, and take infromation away from the cell body. Bundles of axons are known as nerves or, within the CNS (central nervous system), as nerve tracts or pathways. Dendrites bring information to the cell body.
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©1996 University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology ... This web page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them ... 1. Spinal Cord; 2. Central Canal ; 3. White Matter; 4. Gray Matter; 5. Gray Matter; 6. Dorsal Root Ganglion; 7. Dorsal Root Ganglion; 8. Cerebellum; 9. Cerebellum;
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