Nervous System Neurons Neurotransmitters

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps regulate:

• learning and memory
• pain and pleasure
• muscle movements
• sleep, moods/emotions

What is a neurotransmitter?

• fatty covering of the axon
• nerve cell
• chemical messenger
• gap between neurons

The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons

• axon

• dendrite

• cell body

• Schwann cell

The location of neurotransmitters

• axon terminals

• dendrites

• Schwann cells

• cell body

The proper name for brain chemicals

• Hormones

• Neurons

• Neurotransmitters

• Synapse

The name of the specialised gap between 2 neurons

• Dendrites

• Terminal buttons

• Synaptic Vesicles

• Synapse

Type of synapse which decreases the chance of the next neuron firing

• Inhibitory

• Excitatory

• Neurotransmitters

• Neuron

Type of synapse which increases the chance of the next neuron firing

• Inhibitory

• Excitatory

• Neurotransmitters

• Neuron

When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.

• Resting potential
• Action potential
• Neural potential
• Synaptic potential

This neurotransmitter is most often associated with pleasure/reward sensations:

• Acetylcholine
• GABA
• Dopamine
• Serotonin