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