4. FUNCTIONS
● DENDRITE - Carries impulses from the adjacent
neuron.
● DENDRON - Carries impulses to the cell body.
● AXON-Carries impulses from the cell body to axonite.
● AXONITE - Carries impulses to the synaptic knob.
● SYNAPTIC KNOB-Secrets neurotransmitter.
17. FACTS OF PARKINSONS
● Is a neurodegenerative brain disorder.
● Described by James parkinson.
● Annual incidence 20 per 100,000.
● Prevalence: 90 per 100,000.
● Age of onset : 50 years or more.
● 5% of cases are familial.