Module 9 Reading Check

A neuron without terminal buttons would be unable to...

• receive information from neighboring neurons.

• generate an action potential.

• direct the synthesis of neurotransmitters.

• secrete neurotransmitters to postsynaptic neurons.

• transport ions across the cell membrane.

A person with multiple sclerosis lacks...

• axon terminals.

• neurotransmitters.

• dendrites.

• soma.

• myelin sheath.

Which part of the neuron receives messages from other neurons?

• synapse.

• cell body.

• axon terminals.

• nodes of ranvier.

• dendrites.

The gap between neurons is called the...

• dendrite.

• axon terminal.

• synapse.

• myelin sheath.

• soma.

Why is neural transmission an electro-chemical process?

Choose one of the 7 major neurotransmitters. Explain why this is the most important to your psychology.

What is the difference between an angonist and antagonist?