PSYCH261 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2.1: Multipolar Neuron, Axon Terminal, Peripheral Nervous System
24 Sep 2018
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Psych 261 textbook chapter 2 reading summary. Sensory neuron: a neuron that detects changes in the external or internal environment and sends information about these changes to the central nervous system. Motor neuron: a neuron located within the central nervous system that controls the contraction of a muscle or the secretion of a gland. Interneuron: a neuron located entirely within the central nervous system, relay interneurons connect circuits of local interneurons in one region of the brain with those in. Local interneurons form circuits with nearby neurons and analyze small pieces of information. other regions membrane of the receiving cell. Central nervous system (cns: brain and spinal cord, encapsulated in bones of skull and spine. Peripheral nervous system (pns: the part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, including the nerves attached to the brain and spinal cord. Soma: the cell body of a neuron, which contains the nucleus.
