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neurons
neuroglial cells
sensory information
cell body
dendrites
axon
nerves
sensory (or afferent) neuron
central nervous system (CNS)
motor (or efferent) neuron
interneuron
neural impulse
action potential
polarized
volt
selectively permeable
voltage regulated
electrical gradient
resting potential
sodium-potassium pump
stimulus
depolarizes
influx
threshold potential
trigger zone
myelin sheath
Schwann cells
node of Ranvier
oligodendrocytes
salutatory conduction
neurotransmitter
synapse
peripheral nervous system
acetylcholine
norepinephrine
epinephrine
serotonin
dopamine
gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA)
monoamines
peptides
neuromodulators
enkephalins
endorphins
substance P
cerebral cortex
synaptic knobs
presynaptic neuron
synaptic cleft
calcium ions
postsynaptic neuron
reuptake
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
excitatory synapses
inhibitory synapses
synaptic integration
nerve nets
ganglia
spinal cord
brain
cranial nerves
spinal nerves
somatic (voluntary) neurons
autonomic (involuntary) nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
white matter
gray matter
reflex arc
hindbrain
midbrain
forebrain
brainstem
cerebellum
cerebrum
brainstem
medulla oblongata
pons
tectum
hypothalamus
pituitary gland
thalamus
reticular formation
electroencephalogram (EEG)
REM sleep
cerebral hemispheres
cerebral cortex
primary motor cortex
primary somatosensory cortex
corpus callosum
hippocampus
fight or flight
neural stem cells
ventricles
meninges
blood-brain barrier
cerebrospinal fluid







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