Structure of the neuron

Descrição

Year 11 Psychology FlashCards sobre Structure of the neuron, criado por Alyssa Cronin em 18-03-2021.
Alyssa Cronin
FlashCards por Alyssa Cronin, atualizado more than 1 year ago
Alyssa Cronin
Criado por Alyssa Cronin mais de 3 anos atrás
6
0

Resumo de Recurso

Questão Responda
Dendrites receive incoming information from other neurons and transmit it to the cell body
Axon transfer information over distance in the nervous system
Myelin sheath fatty cover that protects the axon -leaves gaps where the membrane of the axon is exposed
Nodes of Ranvier Gaps between myelin sheath that speeds transmission of electron signal allow nutrients to enter and waste product to leave the axon
Synapses allows transmission of impulses occurs at tiny gap between axon terminal and a dendrite known as synaptic gap

Semelhante

Biological Psychology - Stress
Gurdev Manchanda
History of Psychology
mia.rigby
Bowlby's Theory of Attachment
Jessica Phillips
Psychology subject map
Jake Pickup
Psychology A1
Ellie Hughes
Memory Key words
Sammy :P
Psychology | Unit 4 | Addiction - Explanations
showmestarlight
The Biological Approach to Psychology
Gabby Wood
Chapter 5: Short-term and Working Memory
krupa8711
Cognitive Psychology - Capacity and encoding
T W
Psychology and the MCAT
Sarah Egan