PSY 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Axon Terminal, Neuroglia, Neuroimaging
2 Aug 2017
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Nerve cells specialized to communicate with each other. Tails of the neuron that spread out from the cell body and transit receive information from other neurons information. Axons: tail-like extensions that stick out of the cell body. Synaptic vesicles: contain the chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters. Produced by cell body, sv"s travel down the axon until bursting at the at, releasing. Tiny fluid-filled space between neurons including a synaptic cleft. ____________: tiny gap into which neurotransmitters are released. Dendrites of nearby neurons pick up the neurotransmitters. ___________: increase reliability of neurotransmission, control blood flow in. Astrocytes brain, involved in thought, memory, immune response. Oligodendrocytes: promotes new connections among nerve cells, releases chemicals that aid in healing, produce ___________. myelin sheath. Research suggests we have a ______________ (the brain equivalent of the glymphatic lymphatic system, a network of channels that cleared out toxins with watery cerebrospinal fluid). Named for the glial cells which help the brain to clear away debris (like.
