LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
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Chapter 14, Problem 2DCR
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The reason for innervation reestablishment taking more time than the reestablishment of circulation.
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The cells of the nervous system are known as nerve cells or neurons. The function of neurons is to transmit information about the stimulus to the brain. The neurons have a long projection called axon. The terminal ends of the axon have sac-like structures called synaptic vesicles. These vesicles store the neurotransmitters.
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