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Neurons Module 7

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Electrochemical Communication System nervous system, through it your brain tells your body parts to move, etc.
Neurons nerve cell, the basic building block of the nervous system
Neurons 4x4 relay race (receive, carry, pass)
Dendrites bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body (soma)
Soma sumo wrestler
Soma cell body of a neuron which contains the nucleus and other parts that keep the cell healthy
Axon extension of a neuron through which neural impulses are sent
Axon sticking out my arm to create more room while dribbling
Axon Terminal the endpoint of a neuron, where neurotransmitters are stored
Axon Terminal waiting to board a flight
Neural Imoulse electrical signal traveling down the axon
Action Potential flushing the toilet
Refractory Period delay after flushing while tank is refilling
Resting Potential toilet tank is full and ready to be flushed again
All or None Principle car starting
Synapse tiny, fluid-filled gap b/t the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another
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