Role of the Neuron Flashcards

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What is a neuron

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nerve cell that receives, processes and transmits info around the body

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What is action potential?

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electrical message that travels down the axon

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What is a dendrite?

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branch like

- receive info from other neurons and moves it on to the soma

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What is the role of the soma?

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known as the cell body

  • maintains the neuron
  • receives messages from the dendrites
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What is the role of the axon?

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is a long tube

- transmit neural info from the soma to another neuron

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What does myelin sheath do?

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fatty white substance

insulates the axon and protects it + speeds up transmission

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What is the role of the axon terminals?

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at the end of the axon and have terminal buttons that release the neurotransmitters into the presynaptic neuron

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