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Flashcards by Jordan van Steenderen, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jordan van Steenderen
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is the purpose of a dendrite? | Carries impulses towards cell body |
| Purpose of an axon? | Carries impulses away from cell body. |
| Myelin sheath? | Speed up transmission of impulse and protects the axon. |
| Nodes of Ranvier? | Gaps that segment the myelin sheath. Speed up transmission by forcing it to "jump" along the gaps. |
| Cell body? | Contains nucleus. |
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