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Biosychology
Terms and Labelling for Biopsychology
Term | Definition |
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Soma | Cell body |
Dendrites | Branching extensions from the cell body -serve as input sites where signals are received from other neurons |
Axon | major extension of the cell body |
semipermeable membrane | cell membrane that allows smaller molecules or molecules without an electrical charge to pass through it, while stopping larger or highly charged molecules |
Myelin sheath | fatty substance that insulates the major extension of the cell body |
Terminal buttons | cell body terminal containing synaptic vesicles |