LSU Psyc 2000 EXAM 1 (TUCKER)
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Nervous System - ✔✔Network of specialized cells that carry information throughout
the body
Nerouscience - ✔✔Examines the relationship between the
Neuron - ✔✔Basic cell that sends and receives messages throughout the body
Dendrites - ✔✔
Nucleus - ✔✔Contains genetic material, which is the basic information to manufacture
all the characteristic of that cell
Soma - ✔✔The cell body of the neuron responsible for maintaining the life of the cell
Axon - ✔✔Carries the neural message from the cell body to the axon terminals for
communication with other cells
Myelin Sheath - ✔✔Fatty substances that coat the axons of neurons to insulate, protect,
and speed up the neural impulse
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, Axon Terminals - ✔✔Ends of axonal branches of the neuron, specialized for
communication between cells
Resting Potential - ✔✔The state of the neuron when not firing a neural impulse
Action Potential - ✔✔The release of the neural impulse, consisting of a reversal of the
electrical charge within the axon
Synapse - ✔✔Microscopic fluid- filled space between the axon terminal of one cell and
the dendrites or soma of the next cell
Neurotransmitters - ✔✔Chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles that, when released,
has an effect on the next cell
Reuptake - ✔✔Process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic
vesicles
Somatic Nervous System - ✔✔Nerves that carry information from the
ON (Neuron Communication) - ✔✔-Excitatory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell fires
OFF (Neuron Communication) - ✔✔-Inhibitory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell stops firing
Agonists - ✔✔Mimic or Enhance the effect of a Neurotransmitter
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Nervous System - ✔✔Network of specialized cells that carry information throughout
the body
Nerouscience - ✔✔Examines the relationship between the
Neuron - ✔✔Basic cell that sends and receives messages throughout the body
Dendrites - ✔✔
Nucleus - ✔✔Contains genetic material, which is the basic information to manufacture
all the characteristic of that cell
Soma - ✔✔The cell body of the neuron responsible for maintaining the life of the cell
Axon - ✔✔Carries the neural message from the cell body to the axon terminals for
communication with other cells
Myelin Sheath - ✔✔Fatty substances that coat the axons of neurons to insulate, protect,
and speed up the neural impulse
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, Axon Terminals - ✔✔Ends of axonal branches of the neuron, specialized for
communication between cells
Resting Potential - ✔✔The state of the neuron when not firing a neural impulse
Action Potential - ✔✔The release of the neural impulse, consisting of a reversal of the
electrical charge within the axon
Synapse - ✔✔Microscopic fluid- filled space between the axon terminal of one cell and
the dendrites or soma of the next cell
Neurotransmitters - ✔✔Chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles that, when released,
has an effect on the next cell
Reuptake - ✔✔Process by which neurotransmitters are taken back into the synaptic
vesicles
Somatic Nervous System - ✔✔Nerves that carry information from the
ON (Neuron Communication) - ✔✔-Excitatory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell fires
OFF (Neuron Communication) - ✔✔-Inhibitory Neurotransmitter
-Receiving cell stops firing
Agonists - ✔✔Mimic or Enhance the effect of a Neurotransmitter
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