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The Nervous System- micro level
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- 1What is the purpose of a dendrite?Carries impulses towards cell body
- 2Purpose of an axon?Carries impulses away from cell body.
- 3Myelin sheath?Speed up transmission of impulse and protects the axon.
- 4Nodes of Ranvier?Gaps that segment the myelin sheath. Speed up transmission by forcing it to "jump" along the gaps.
- 5Cell body?Contains nucleus.
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- A Level Psychology FlashCards sobre The Nervous System- micro level, criado por Jordan van Steenderen em 29-06-2017.
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