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| Structure of a neuron that recieves information from receptors (eyes, ears, skin) or other neurons |
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| What component of a neuron is involved in the energy regulation processes of the cell? |
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| Once a signal has been recieved by the dendrites it passes thru what? |
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| What part of the neuron transmits electrical signals to the other neurons and muscles and glands? |
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| What is another name for the cell body? |
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| What are the "knobs" on the axons? |
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| What stores neurotransmitters prior to their release? |
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| What is involved in transmitting a chemical and an electrical signal from one neuron to the next? |
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| What is the fatty protein substance that surrounds the axon? |
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| What serves as the "electrical tape" that insulates the axon? |
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| What are the functions of the glial cells? |
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| removing waste, occupying vacant space when neurons die, guiding migration of neurons during brain development |
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| Where are the glial cells located? |
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| When a terminal branch sends the signal to the dendrite, there is a gap, what is the gap called? |
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| What component of the neuron holds neurotransmitters? |
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| What is the chemical substance stored in the terminal buttons and released in the synapse between two neurons to carry signals from one neuron to the next? |
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| Which neurotransmitter plays a role in weight regulation, sleep, depression, suicide, OCD, and aggression? |
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| If you have low levels of serotonin what might happen? |
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| Become depressed, commit suicide... |
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| Drugs that promote or enhance theoperation of a neurotransmitter |
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| Drugs that inhibit the effects of a particular neurotransmitter |
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| "Natural Painkillers" that Reduce sensation of pain and induce feelings of relaxation, exhilaration, and euphoria |
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| Method for clearing the synapse that takes the neurotransmitter back into the vesicles of the terminal branches from where it came |
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| Drugs that create a bizarre reaction |
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| Psychodelic drugs (LSD, etc.) |
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