Glossary
- Axon
- A long, slender part of a neuron that carries the electrochemical signal to another neuron.
- Central nervous system
- The brain and spinal cord.
- Motor
- Referring to nerves that give signals to muscles or glands in the body.
- Myelin
- A white, fatty material that insulates axons.
- Peripheral
- Nerve tissue not found in the brain or spinal cord.
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