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Chapter 5 - Biological Foundations

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Definition
Dendrite   Receive impulses from other nerve cells  
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Soma   Contains the genetic instructions for the function of the cell  
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Axon   Carries the cell's impulse through its length  
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Terminal   Spreads the cell's impulse out to reach other neurons  
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Axon Hillock   Joins the soma and axon to collect the impulses before sending one down the cell  
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Schwann Cell/ Myelin Sheath   Surrounds some neurons to increase how efficiently it can carry an impulse  
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Action Potential   Electrical impulse that tells the cell to communicate with another neuron Caused by the flow of negative and positive ions in and outof the neuron  
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Depolarization   Stimulus causes Sodium ions flood into the cell, reducing the resting potential  
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Action Potential   http://people.eku.edu/ritchisong/301notes2.htm  
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Absolute Refractory Period   During an action potential, No second AP is able to be produced no matter how strong the stimulus  
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Relative Refractory Period   Another AP can be produced only if the stimulus is greater than the threshold stimulus  
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Synapse   Point of impulse transmission between neurons  
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Excitatory Neurotransmitters   Neurotransmitters that make the membrane potential less negative - stimulate the postysynaptic membrane  
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Inhibitory Neurotransmitters   Neurotransmitters that make the membrane potential more negative - inhibit the transmission of an impulse  
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Temporal Summation   Transmission of an impulse by rapid stimulation of one or more presynaptic neurons  
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Spatial summation   Transmission of an impulse by simultaneous or nearly simultaneous stimulation of two or more presynaptic neurons  
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CONTINUE WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM    
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