AP Psychology - Brain/Biology Practice Questions and Answers
Biological psychology a branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior Neuron a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system Dendrite the bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body Axon the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers, through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands Myelin a fatty substance that helps insulate neurons and speeds the transmission of nerve impulses
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