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Define the Field of Epidemiology; Describe the Areas That Are

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Define the field of epidemiology; describe the areas that are targeted by epidemiologists for investigation within a particular population.


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Action Potential

A rapid rise and fall in electrical charge across a neuronal membrane, fundamental for nerve impulse transmission.

Millivolts

A unit of electric potential equal to one thousandth of a volt, often used in measurements of neuron activity.

Synaptic Gap

The tiny space between neurons, across which neurotransmitters travel to transmit signals from one neuron to another.

Sending Neuron

The neuron that transmits a signal to another neuron across a synapse, sending information through the nervous system.

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