Cell body

Cell body

The central structure of a neuron, which contains all of the molecular parts that keep the cell alive, generate new parts, and repair or destroy existing parts.

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The enlarged portion of a neuron which contains most of the organelles .

cell body

Biology; Cell biology

In a neuron, the part that contains the nucleus and most of the cytoplasm and the organelles.

cell body

Health care; Drug rehabilitation

The central structure of a neuron, which contains all of the molecular parts that keep the cell alive, generate new parts, and repair or destroy existing parts.

cell body

Biology; Biochemistry; Molecular biology

The central part of a neuron that includes the nucleus but not the axons and dendrites.

cell body

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The part of a neuron that contains the nucleus. The cell processes that are involved in the transmission and reception of nervous impulses (the axon and the dendrites ...

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Strands of DNA that contain the blueprint of all the molecules that make up our bodies.

nicotine gum, nicotine patch

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Two methods of delivering small amounts of nicotine into the bodies of people who are addicted to nicotine to help them quit smoking cigarettes by preventing nicotine withdrawal.

acute effects

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The short-term effects of a drug. Acute effects are those that people feel shortly after they ingest a drug and are under its influence (e.g., while they are intoxicated).

localization of function

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A principal of brain organization that states that specific places (circuits) in the brain carry out specific functions.

cerebral cortex

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The large, deeply folded outer layers of the brain that make our heads so big. The cortex carries out complex perceptual, cognitive, and motor tasks.

thalamus

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A brain structure that lies between the brain stem and the cortex and acts as a relay to the cortex for almost all sensory inputs and other kinds of information.

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