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