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| the brain and spinal cord collectively |
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| specialized supporting cells in the CNS |
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| junction or point of close contact between neurons |
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| a bundle of nerve processes inside the CNS |
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| neuron serving as part of the conduction pathway between sensory and motor neuron |
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| peripheral nervous system |
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| ganglia and spinal and cranial nerves |
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| collection of nerve cell bodies found outside the CNS |
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| neuron that conducts impulses away from the CNS to muscles and glands |
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| Neuron that conducts impulses toward the CNS from the body periphery |
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