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Cell Body
Produces energy that fuels activity
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Dentrites
Receives information from other neurons and passes message through cell body
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Axon
Carries messages away from cell body
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Myelin
White fatty substance that insulates and protects axon
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Myelin Sheath
Speeds transmission of messages
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Axon terminals
Small fibers at the end of the axon that branch out
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Synapse
A junction between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dentrites of another neuron
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Neurotransmitters
chemicals stored in sacs in the axon terminals
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Acetylcholine
a neurotransmitter that, among its functions, triggers muscle contractions
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Endorphins
- .means "morphine within"
- .natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters
- .linked to pain control and to pleasure
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