Biopsychology, Synaptic Transmission Flashcards
1
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Axon
A
- carry electrical impulses away from cell body down length of neuron
2
Q
Cell Body/Soma
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- includes nucleons (the genetic material of cell)
3
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Dendrites
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- branch-like structures
- protrude from cell body
- carry electrical impulses to next cell body
4
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Myelin Sheath
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- fatty layer around axon
- protects axon
- speeds up transmission of electrical impulses
5
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Nodes of Ranvier
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- gaps in myelin sheath
- speeds up electrical impulses
- makes the impulses “jump”
6
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Terminal Buttons
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- at end of axon
- communicate with next neuron across synapse
