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Chapter 2

=Chapter 2: Structure and Functions of Cells of the Nervous System=

=Key Terms=

**Chapter 2**
= = Central Nervous System (CNS) Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Neuron -Sensory neuron -Motor neuron -Interneuron Soma Dendrite Axon Myelin Sheath Nodes of Ranvier Terminal Buttons Synapse Synaptic cleft Glia Micro glia Blood-brain barrier Schwann Cells Soma (Cell Body) -Neurotransmitter -Membrane - Micro tubes -Cytoplasm -Mitochondria -Nucleus -Chromosome Electrode Membrane potential Resting Potential Depolarization Hyperpolarization Action Potential Threshold of Excitation Diffusion Electrolyte Ion Ion channel Neurotransmitter-dependent ion channel Neuromodulator Hormone Iontropic receptor Intracellular fluid Extracellular fluid Sodium-potassium transporter Postsynaptic potential Excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) Inhibitory postsynaptic potential (IPSP)l Postsynaptic receptor Postsynaptic membrane Presynaptic membrane Presynatpic inhibitor Synaptic vesicles Reputake Autoreceptor

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