Sensory Neuron - Neurons that carry impulses from sensory receptors to the CNS, Motor Neuron - Neurons that carry impulses from the CNS to effectors, Endoneurium - Delicate connective tissue surrounding individual nerve fibers., Perineurium - Connective tissue enclosing bundles of nerve fibers (fascicles)., Epineurium - Outermost layer of connective tissue surrounding a nerve., Synapse - Junction between two neurons or a neuron and an effector where information is transmitted chemically., Neurotransmitter - Chemical substance released at the synapse to transmit a nerve impulse to another neuron., Impulse - Electrochemical message transmitted along a neuron., Reflex Arc - Neural pathway of a reflex action from stimulus to response., Receptor - Specialized cell or nerve ending responding to sensory stimuli., Effector - Muscle or gland that responds to motor neuron impulses., Interneuron - Neuron in the CNS transmitting impulses between sensory and motor neurons., Dorsal Root - Part of the spinal nerve carrying sensory neurons into the spinal cord., Ventral Root - Part of the spinal nerve carrying motor neurons away from the spinal cord., Stimulus - Any change in the environment causing a response.,

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