The Nervous System: The Neuron (Nerve Cell)

The primary nerve cell, the neuron, is important because it gives the nervous system the ability to communicate with effectors across the entire body. In this video we discuss the structure of neurons and also how they come together to form an entire nerve cell network.

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---------------Table of Contents
Structure of the neuron - 0:31
The Axon - 1:00
Neuron message transmission - 2:02

---------------Sources Used in this Video
1) Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) 10th Ed.
Rosdahl, Caroline Bunker., and Mary T. Kowalski. "Chapter 19." Textbook of Basic Nursing. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012. N. pag. Print.

2) Wolkowitz, Amanda. "Human Body Science." Study Manual for the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS): Reading, Mathematics, Science, and English and Language Usage. Stilwell, Kan.: Assessment Technologies Institute, 2010. 128. Print.

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