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Section 9-1
Early Brain Development
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Health Care
11th Grade
03/12/2010

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neuron
Definition
nerve cells
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Neural Pathways
Definition
Links between neurons that "wire" the brain so that the brain can control different body functions and thinking processes
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Cortex
Definition
part of the brain's cerebrum. Its growth permits more complex learning
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Axon
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The connectons between neurons that transmits instructions from the cell body to another neuron
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Myelin
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Waxy, protien-based substance that coats axons, making it easier to transmit info from one neuron to another
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dendrite
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Branchlike features at the end of each axon that recieves messages from other neurons
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Synapse
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Tiny gaps ;between dendrites where messages are tansmitted from one neuron to another
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Neruotansmitter
Definition
Chemical released by axons that aattach to dendrites with certain kind of receptors
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