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| synapse | the space between the axon tip and the dendrite of another neron |
| motor neuron | sends an impulse to a muscle so it can respond to a stimulus |
| interneuron | carries nerve impulses from the brain to motor neurons |
| sensory neuron | picks up stimuli from the environmnet and turns it to an impulse |
| axon | carries impulses away from the cell body |
| dendrite | picks up impulses from a syapse and carries them toward the cell body |
| nerve impulse | messages carried by neurons |
| neuron | a nerve cell |
| response | the body's reaction to a stimulus |
| stimulus | something in the environment that can cause an organism to react |
