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Psychology Chapter 3 (CSUSM)

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The basic units of the nervous system; cells that receive, integrate, and transmit information in the nervous system. They operate through electrical impulses.   show
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What system is the brain and spinal cord part of?   show
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show Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)  
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What are the 3 basic phases of a neuron?   show
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What are the 3 types of neurons?   show
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These detect information from the physical world and pass that information to the brain.   show
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show Motor Neurons  
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show Interneurons  
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show Dendrites  
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show Soma or Cell Body  
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show Axon  
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Small nodules, at the ends of axons, that release the chemical signals from the neuron into thy synapse.   show
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The site at which chemical communication occurs between neurons.   show
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The gap between the axon of a "sending" neuron and the dendrites of a "receiving" neuron; it contains extracellular fluid.   show
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show Myelin Sheath  
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show Nodes of Ranvier  
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The electrical charge of a neuron when it is not active.   show
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show Action Potential  
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Neuron will either fire or not.   show
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show Neurotransmitters  
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