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1. Schwann cells

2. Nodes of Ranvier

3. Neurilemma

4. Malpighian layer

5. Pseudopodia

6. Pacinian corpuscle

7. Organs of Ruffini

8. Bulbs of Krause

9. The Sneaky F*cker Theory

10. Golgi apparatus

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