01:830:310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Peripheral Nervous System, Neuroglia, Schwann Cell

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:310
• Professor: Estelle Mayhew

Document Summary

Ma ke s mye lin in pe riphe ra l ne rvous s ys te m. Wra ps a round one s e gme nt of a xons. Mye line : wra ps a round a xons for a nothe r la ye r. info is tra ns fe rre d. Unmye lina te d: 30 m/s - a lot s lowe r. S e nding informa tion from one ce ll to a nothe r ce ll (info tra ns mis s ion) D e n d rite s a re the re ce iving e nd of the ne uron. A xo n is the othe r e nd which s e nds out informa tion. Info tra ve ls through ne uron in me a ns of a c tio n p o te n tia l.