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What is the organization of the nervous system

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What is the afferent division

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What is the efferent division

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What is the first level of organization of the CNS

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What is the second level in the organization of the nervous system

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What are receptors

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What are effectors

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What is the function of the sympathetic nervous system

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What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system

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How does the parasympathetic nervous system send information

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How does the sympathetic nervous system send information

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What are the components of a neuron

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What are the structural components of a multipolar neuron

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What is the structure of a unipolar neuron

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What is the structure of an anaxonic neuron

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What is the structure of a bipolar neuron

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What is a ganglion

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Where are cell bodies located

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What are interneurons

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Where are interneurons located

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What is the function of interneurons

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What are the four primary parts of a the neuron

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What is the cell body

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What is the function of a cell body

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What is a dendrite
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What is the function of a dendrite
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What is the telodendria
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What is the function of the telodendria
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What is the axon
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What is the function of the axon
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What is the axon hillock
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What is the synapse
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Do cells have physical contact with neighboring cells?
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What is the synaptic cleft
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Where are neurotransmitters synthesized
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What is anterograde flow
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What is retrograde flow
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How does retrograde flow relate to the spread of rabies
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What are neuroglia
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What are the two divisions of neuroglia
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What are ependymal cells
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What are astrocytes
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What are oligodendrocytes
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What are microclimate
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What are satellite cells
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What are Schwann cells
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What are tanycytes
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What is the ependyma
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How do astrocytes maintain the blood brain barrier
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How do oligodendrocytes differ from astrocytes
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What is myelination
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What is myelin
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What is the function of myelin
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What is the myelin sheath
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What are the Nodes of Ranvier
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What is white matter
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What is grey matter
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Where are satellite cells derived from
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What is the function of satellite cells
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Where are Schwann cells derived from
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What are neurilemma
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A single Schwann cell can myelinate _____________
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Nonmyelinating Schwann cells can ______________
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When is the first myelination
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When does myelination reach maturity
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How does myelination progress
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What disorders or pathogens attack the myelin sheath
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What is wallerian degeneration
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What are the long term effects of neural injuries
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How do astrocytes and oligodendrocytes inhibit regrowth in the CNS

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