Biopsychology key terms

Question 1

Axon

Answer 1

Long thread-like part of a nerve cell, that sends electrical signals from the cell body to other nerve cells.

Question 2

Neurotransmitter

Answer 2

Chemical messengers in nerve cells

Question 3

Receptors

Answer 3

Areas on the pre-synaptic membrane that neurotransmitters connect to.

Question 4

Vesicle

Answer 4

Contains neurotransmitter molecules in the pre-synaptic terminal.

Question 5

Dendrite

Answer 5

Short branched extension of a nerve cell, along which impulses received from other cells at synapses are transmitted to the cell body.