Explain Immune Surveillance

question 30

Essay

Explain immune surveillance.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Vesicles

Small organelles within neurons that store and release neurotransmitters at the synapse.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals released by neurons to transmit signals across a synaptic gap to a target cell.

Presynaptic Terminals

The ends of axons where neurotransmitters are stored before being released into the synaptic cleft in response to a nerve impulse.

Pseudo-unipolar

Referring to a type of neuron that has a single process that divides into two branches, functioning as both an axon and a dendrite.