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Neurotransmitter that causes the receiving cell to stop firing.
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Inhibitory Transmitter
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The cell body of the neuron, responsible for maintaining the life of a cell
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Soma
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Endocrine gland located near the base of the cerebrum which secretes melatonin
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Pineal
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Long tube like tructure that carries the neural message to other cells
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Axon
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Glands that secrete chemicals called hormones directly into the bloodstream
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Endocrine
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Chemical found in the synaptic vesicles which, when released , his an effect on the next cell.
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Neurotransmitter
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Bundles of axons coated in the myelin that travel together through the body
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Nerves
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Branch like structures that receive messages from other neurons.
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Dendrites
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Thick band of neurons that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres
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Corpuscallusum
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Endocrine gland found in the neck that regulates metabolism
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Thyroid
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Part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
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Central
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Part of the Limbic system located in the center of the brain, it acts as a relay from the lower part of the brain to the proper areas of the cortex.
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Thalamus
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Endocrine gland that controls the levels of sugar in the blood
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Pancreas
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Fatty substances produced by certain glial cells that coat the axons of neurons to insulate, protect, and speed up the neural impulse.
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Myelin
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The basic cell that makes up the nervous system and which receives and sends messages within that system
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Neuron
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