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cell membrane | |
cell respiration | |
central nervous system (CNS)The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. | |
cephalicConcerning the brain, or mediated via the brain. | |
cerebrumThe term cerebrum is often used as a collective name for the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the brain. | |
chargeA property of some objects that is responsible for electrostatic interactions (i.e. attraction or repulsion) between them. There are two types: positive and negative. Like charges repel and unlike charges attract each other. A stream of moving negative charges (electrons) through an electrical conductor produces an electric current. | |
chemical messengerA chemical that serves a role of communication. In its broad definition, the term includes hormones. In its more narrow definition, it is synonymous with a neurotransmitter. | |
chemical reaction | |
chemical synapse | |
chemical transmitter | |