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Nervous Tissue

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specialized for conducting electrical impulses that sense the external and internal environment (process info and control responses)

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Neurons

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nerve cells that do the electrical communicating (action potential)

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Neuroglia

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support and supply nutrients to neurons (NOT action potentials) dots that surround the soma

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Cell body of nerve tissue

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soma

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Axon

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tail end of cell (carries out electrical impulses to their destination)

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Dendrites

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short branches extending from the soma to receive signals