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Ap Pshycology Brain

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TermDefinition
Neurons Nerve cells
Soma The cell body of a neuron
Dendrites Treelike structures projecting from the soma that receive neural messages from neighbring neurons
Axon The tubelike part of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body toward other neurons
Myelin Sheath A layer of protective insulation that covers the axons of certain neurons and helps speed transmission of nerve impulses
Terminal buttons small knobs that secrete chemicals called neurotransmitters
Synapse a junction where information is transmitted from one neuron to another
Glia cells found throughout the nervous system that provide various types of support for neurons
Neurotransmitters chemicals that transmit information from one neuron to another
Synaptic cleft a microscopic gap between the terminal button of one neuron and the cell membrane of another neuron
Synaptic vesicles small sacs within the terminal buttons that store neurotransmitters
Postsynaptic potential (PSP) a voltage change at a receptor site on a postsynaptic cell membrane
Excitatory PSP a positive voltage shift that increases the likelihood that the postsynaptic neuron will fire action potentials
Inhibitory PSP a negative voltage shift that decreases the likelihood that the postsynaptic neuron will fire action potentials
Reuptake a process in which neurotransmitters are sponged up from the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic membrane
Agonist a chemical that mimics the action of a neurotransmitter
Antagonist a chemical that opposes the action of a neurotransmitter
Endorphins internally produced chemicals that resemble opiates in structure and effects
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