Final Flashcards
1
Q
our brains control…
A
our thoughts and feelings
2
Q
neurocytology
A
study of nerve cells
3
Q
myelin sheath
A
insulating layer around axon that speeds up transmission
4
Q
nodes of ranvier
A
spaces between myelin sheath, where the message actually jumps between
5
Q
dendritic branching
A
neurons form new dendritic trees and branches to make new synapses
6
Q
dendritic spines
A
spines on dendrites to grab onto message better
7
Q
parts of neuron
A
axon, dendrite, soma, nucleus, axon terminal
