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neural system
psychology & neural system
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
07/25/2013
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Neuron
 Definition
  • specialized cell in the nervous system
  • main information processor of the nervous system 
  • processes & transmit information 
  • 3 types : afferent, efferent interneuron 
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Basic building block of neural system
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neurons and glia
Term
parts of a neuron
 Definition
  1. cell body /soma
  2. dendrites
  3. axon

 
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cell body
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dendrites
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axon
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