AP Psychology- Unit 2 (Biological Bases)

Front

part of autonomic nervous, calms you down

Back

Parasympathetic

Front

receiving end of a neuron

Back

dendrites

Front

sending end of a neuron

Back

axon terminals

Front

Soma

Back

cell body

Front

These carry signals from tissues and organs to the brain and spinal cord

Back

Sensory Neurons

Front

When a neuron is at rest, the ions inside the cell are mostly _______ and the ions outside the cell are mostly _______.

Back

negatively charged; positively charged

Front

This is the gap or space between two neurons.

Back

Synapse

Front

This is the electrical charge that travels down an axon when a neuron is firing

Back

Action Potential

Front

What does the cerebellum help maintain? Options: body temperature, emotions, motor output, balance

Back

balance

Front

The small ___ is involved with puberty and how fast we grow.

Back

Pituitary Gland