Brain Basics - The Neuron
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| What is a Neuron? | show 🗑
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| How many neurons are in the body? | show 🗑
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| What does a neuron consist of? | show 🗑
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| show | The myelin sheath is a covering of most axons. It accelerates the transmission of electrical signals along the axon. It is made up of special cells called glia. Glia in the sheath are called oligodendrocytes in the brain and Schwann cells in the PNS
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| show | When neurons receive or send messages, they transmit electrical impulses along their axons which can range in length from a tiny fraction of a centimetre to about a metre or more.
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| show | Synapses are the contact points where one neuron communicates with another.
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| show | The brain contains at least ten times more glia than neurons. They have many jobs including transporting nutrients to neurons, cleaning up brain debris, digesting parts of dead neurons, helping to hold neurons in place.
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| show | When a nerve impulse begins, a reversal in the electrical potential occurs on the cell's membrane as the neuron switches from an internal negative charge to a positive charge state. This change then passes along the axon.
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| show | Nerve impulses involve the opening and closing of ion channels. These are selectively permeable, water filled molecular tunnels that pass through the cell membrane and allow ions to enter or leave the cell.
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| How do neurotransmitters work | show 🗑
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