Psychology Chapter 3
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| Dendrite | To receive information from the previous neuron
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| Cell Body (soma) | Protect the Nucleus and provide nutrients to the neurons
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| Axon | carries information to the terminal buttons
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| Myelin Sheath | Protects and Insulates axons and speeds up the transmission of information in axons. If the myelin sheath is breaking down the longer the information takes to process your muscles deteriorates, there is no cure for MS.
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| Nodes of Ranvier | Openings of the Myelin Sheath
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| Terminal Buttons | Holds/releases neurotransmitters in synapse/synapticgap.
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| Medulla | controls automated processes like breathing, blood pressure, and heart rate.
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| Pons | connects the brain and the spinal cord; involved in regulating brain activity during sleep.
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| Cerebellum | controls our balance, coordination, movement, and motor skills, and it is thought to be important in processing some types of memory.
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| Synapase | space between dendrite and terminal buttons
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| Substantia Nigra | where dopamine is produced; involved in control of movement.
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| Ventral tegmental area (VTA) | where dopamine is produced; associated with mood, reward, and addiction.
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| Amygdala | involved in our experience of emotion and tying emotional meaning to our memories. Involved in processing fear. (fight or flight response)
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| Hippocampus | structure associated with learning and memory (in particular spatial memory).
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| Hypothalamus | regulates homeostatic processes including body temperature, appetite and blood pressure.
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| cerebral cortex | surface of the brain that is associated with our highest mental capabilities
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