Psychology Brain and Nervous System

The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons

• axon
• dendrite
• cell body
• Schwann cell

The part of the neuron that sends messages to other neurons

• axon terminal

• dendrite
• cell body
• Schwann cell

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "A" represent?

• Axon
• Dendrite
• Axon Terminal
• Cell Body

Label the Neuron-What does the letter "D" represent?

• Dendrite
• Axon
• Myelin Sheath
• Node of Ranvier

What is the insulating membrane that surrounds parts of the axon that helps the impulses travel faster called?

• Axon
• Dendrites
• Node of Ranvier
• Myelin Sheath

What is the chemical used by a neuron to transmit an impulse across a synapse to another nerve cell?

• Neurotransmitters
• Synapse
• Threshold
• Impulse

This is the point of communication between two neurons

• Dendritic spines

• Cell Body
• Synapse

• Axon terminal

what is also known as a nerve cell?

• neuron
• sensory nerves
• dendrites
• toes

The central nervous consists of what?

• Brain and Spinal cord
• Spinal and Cranial Nerves
• Afferent and Efferent pathways
• Somatic and Autonomic nervous systems

Regulates breathing, heart rate, digestion, ect.

• Automatic Nervous System

• Peripheral nervous system

• Somatic nervous system

• Autonomic nervous system