Neurons

Question 1

what are the three parts of the neuron

Answer 1

dendrites (branches coming of nucleus), myelin (tubes in middle) and axon terminals (branches on other side of myelin))

Question 2

dendrites function

Answer 2

recieve neuronal messages

Question 3

myelin function

Answer 3

insulates the neuron and prevents disturbance from other neurons

Question 4

axon termials function

Answer 4

sends neuronal messages to the next neuron

Question 5

what are neurons

Answer 5

nerve cells that enable the communication of information around the bidy, make up the nervous system

Question 6

function of neurons

Answer 6

recieving, transmitying and processing info in the form of neuronal messages

Question 7

what is the synaptic gap

Answer 7

the small space between two neurons (between presynaptic terminal and post synaptic memrane )where they communicate with each other/ pass neuronal messages

Question 8

what is the synapse

Answer 8

the entire junction between two neurons or between two a neuron and target cell, includes the presynaptic axon termials of the sending neuron, the synaptic gap and the postsynaptic dendrites of the recieving neuron

Question 9

presynaptic neuron

Answer 9

the neuron that fires the messages into the synaptic gap

Question 10

postsynaptic neuron

Answer 10

neuron that recieves this message from the synapse