The Nervous SystemSensing, Integrating, and ActingThe Vertebrate Nervous SystemCollection of nerve cell bodiesGanglion in Spinal CordNuclei in BrainWhat is the function of this reflex?Neuron or Nerve CellThe functional unit of the nervous systemNeuronal MorphologyForm and FunctionNerve impulses are conducted along a neuron.–Dendrite → cell body → axon hillock → axonCopyright © 2002 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing aingsDendritesProjections from the cell bodyReceive information from other neuronsCell BodyContains nucleus and organellesAxonNerve impulse propagates along single axon away from cell body.Axon HillockWhere axon joins cell bodyTransmission and integration of nerve signals.Synaptic TerminalNerve ending that relays signals via neurotransmitters to next neuronSynapsePlace where synaptic terminals of on neuron come into contact with another neuronDendritesAxonCell
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