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Neuron- highly specialized cell that transmits electrical impulses Stephen M. Fowler Nervous System Central Nervous System (CNS)- brain and spinal chord Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)- all nerves extending from and going to the CNS Composed of over 100 billion neurons Elements of a Neuron Neurotransmitters Are required along with vesicles to transmit a nerve impulse from one neuron to another over the synapse. Classes of Neurons Afferent- do not have dendrites: transmit impulses from specialized structures to the Central Nervous System Efferent- conduct electrical signals from the CNS to muscle or glad cells Inter- reside entirely within the CNS and make up about 99% of all neurons Neuroscience Terminology Nerve- bundle of axons in the PNS Pathway- bundle of axons in the CNS Commissure- a collection of nerve fibers linking the left and right halves of the CNS Nuclei- cell bodies linked together in the CNS Ganglia- cell bodies linked together in the PNS References Pasternak http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/Psych402/Biotutorials/2/myelin.shtml