psychology unit 3 Flashcards
1
Q
What do dendrites do?
A
They receive incoming information
2
Q
What is the Myelin Sheath?
A
The fatty tissue that insulates the axon and speeds up the transmission of a message.
3
Q
What is the Schwann ?
A
Non-neuronal cells that form the myelin sheath
4
Q
What is the cell body?
A
it contains the nucleus
5
Q
What does the nucleus do?
A
It makes the decision to fire a message or not
6
Q
What is the Node of Ranvier?
A
The space in-between the myelin sheath
7
Q
What is the axon?
A
The longest part of the neuron which the electrical messages travel the length of
8
Q
What are Axon Terminal buds?
A
