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histology of nervous tissue
nerve functions
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
02/05/2010

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central nervous system
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the brain and spinal cord collectively
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neuroglia
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specialized supporting cells in the CNS
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synapse
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junction or point of close contact between neurons
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tract
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a bundle of nerve processes inside the CNS
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association neuron
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neuron serving as part of the conduction pathway between sensory and motor neuron
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peripheral nervous system
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ganglia and spinal and cranial nerves
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ganglion
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collection of nerve cell bodies found outside the CNS
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efferent neuron
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neuron that conducts impulses away from the CNS to muscles and glands
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Afferent neuron
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Neuron that conducts impulses toward the CNS from the body periphery
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