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  2. Synapse - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a chemical synaptic connection. In the nervous system, a synapse [1] is a structure that allows a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron or a target effector cell. Synapses can be classified as either chemical or electrical, depending on the mechanism of signal transmission between neurons.

  3. Neuron - Wikipedia

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    A neuron contains all the structures of other cells such as a nucleus, mitochondria, and Golgi bodies but has additional unique structures such as an axon, and dendrites. [4] The soma is a compact structure, and the axon and dendrites are filaments extruding from the soma.

  4. File:Complete neuron cell diagram en.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Complete neuron cell diagram. Neurons (also known as neurones and nerve cells) are electrically excitable cells in the nervous system that process and transmit information. In vertebrate animals, neurons are the core components of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

  5. File:Neuron synapse.svg - Wikipedia

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    English: Original Text: "This is a diagram of a typical central nervous system synapse. The presynaptic and postsynaptic neuron are on top and bottom. Mitochondria are light green, receptors dark green, postsynaptic density is in grey, Brown pyramids represent protein clusters composing the active zone, cell adhesion molecules are brown rectangles, synaptic vesicles are tan spheres ...

  6. Axon terminal - Wikipedia

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    An axon terminal (A) transmits a signal to neuron B (receiving). Features: 1. Mitochondrion. 2. Synaptic vesicle filled with neurotransmitter molecules. 3. Autoreceptor. 4. Synaptic cleft with neurotransmitter molecules. 5. Postsynaptic receptors activated by neurotransmitters (induction of a postsynaptic potential). 6. Calcium channel. 7.

  7. Outline of the human nervous system - Wikipedia

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    Structure of a typical neuron A neuron (also known as a neurone or nerve cell) is an excitable cell in the nervous system that processes and transmits information by electrochemical signaling. Neurons are the core components of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.

  8. Neuromorphology - Wikipedia

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    Neuromorphology (from Greek νεῦρον, neuron, "nerve"; μορφή, morphé, "form"; -λογία, -logia, “study of” [1] [2]) is the study of nervous system form, shape, and structure. The study involves looking at a particular part of the nervous system from a molecular and cellular level and connecting it to a physiological and ...

  9. Active zone - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of the proteins found in the active zone. The active zone is present in all chemical synapses examined so far and is present in all animal species. The active zones examined so far have at least two features in common, they all have protein dense material that project from the membrane and tethers synaptic vesicles close to the membrane and they have long filamentous projections ...