Biological Psychology

Question 0

Receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body

Answer 0

Dendrite

Question 1

Neuron

Answer 1

A nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system

Question 2

The cell body of a neuron, which contains the nucleus and other parts that keep the cell healthy

Answer 2

Soma

Question 3

The extension of a neuron through which neutral impulses are sent

Answer 3

Axon

Question 4

The endpoint of a neuron, where neurotransmitters are stored

Answer 4

Axon terminal

Question 5

a fatty substance that encased and isolates axons, facilitating transmission of neural impulses

Answer 5

Myelin sheath

Question 6

The tiny, fluid like gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another

Answer 6

Synapse

Question 7

A neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron

Answer 7

Action potential

Question 8

The recharging period when a neuron, after firing, cannot generate another action potential

Answer 8

Refractory period