The body's command center
Nervous System
nerve cells that provide communication through the body
Neurons
produces energy for the cell
Cell body
receives impulses & conducts them to the cell body (listening part)
dendrites
carries messages away from the cell body. Passes the message through its terminal branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands (Speaking part)
Axon
insulates & protects the axon
Myelin Sheath
end of an axon, sends neurotransmitters from one neuron to another
Axon terminal
What is a Synapse?
The junction between the axon terminals of one neuron & the dendrites of another neuron
Chemical messenger that carries impulses across the synaptic gap across transmitters
Neurotransmitter
True or False : Alcohol stimulates the release of GABA
True
