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Nerve cells operate by sending←
NERVE CELL FUNCTION
impulses ( called action potential) from the cell
electrical
body to nerve terminals This allows
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body
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NEURON CLASSES communication between neurons ,
where the response travels through the .
Afferent from tissues / organs outside of CN5
neurons : to central nervous
system . Cell
body
Interneurons within and its within CN5
: connects neurons the CNS ,
entirely the .
and dendrites CN5
Efferent neurons :
Away from CN5 to effector organs Cell .
body are within the .
MYELINATED NEUROTRANSMITTER Myelin sheath provides insulation to
MICROTUBULE
NERVE CELL NEURO FIBRILS prevent current passing through axon
DENDRITES
DIAGRAM .
synapse aswell as
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pain from reaching the .
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