CAS NE 101 Lecture : Class_Lecture_Notes_Neuro_1
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Science - knowledge about or study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiences and observation. Neuro - nerve ; neural f neuron: 100 billion neurons, networks are prevalent within neurony - Nervous system -major controlling , regulatory , and communicating system in the body: center . a. mena, a. +m+ym(cid:15482)mg+n(cid:15482)n+ . Neuron -electrically excitable cell that communicates with other cells 11101 specialized connections ( synapses: main component of nervous tissue in all animals except sponges and placozoa ce,, Synapses-the point of which a nervous system impulse passes from one neuron to another. Terminal region of the axon where one neuron forms a connection with the other and conveys information through the process of synaptic transmission: 1000 per neuron. Dendrites - one neuron """ """""""""" ne""" we/ eyg. Soma, / cell body- contains the nucleus and other organelles necessary for cellular function.
