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Title

Neuro Quiz 1

Description

Lecture 1 - 6

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Subject

Biology

Level

Undergraduate 4

Created

09/15/2013

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Term

Central Nervous System

Definition

ensconced in the skull and vertebral column, is composed of the brain and the spinal cord

Term

peripheral nervous system

Definition

a collection of spinal and cranial nerves whose branches infiltrate virtually all parts of the body, conveying messages to and from the CNS

Term

Neuron

Definition

Basic functional unit of the nervous system; vary in shape, conduct impulses

Term

Cell Body

Definition

(soma) metabolic center of neuron, organelles