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Flashcards by Jasmine Allen , updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Jasmine Allen
over 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Neuron | A cell in the body, which sends information using electrical and chemical impulses |
| Axon | The 'cable' that leads from a neuron, to a neurotransmitter |
| Impulse | The electrical signal that travels from the cell body of a neuron to the terminal buttons, where it releases a neurotransmitter |
| Neurotransmitter | A chemical at the terminal button of a neuron, which is released by the impulse, and then goes into the synaptic gap |
| Synaptic gap | The gap between the dendrites of one neuron and the next |
| Synaptic transmission | What happens when a neurotransmitter released by an impulse of one neuron goes across the synaptic gap and is taken up at the dendrites of another neuron |
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