chapters 1-5
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| show | histology
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| Anatomical features of the nervous system that are apparent to the naked eye | show 🗑
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| show | Neurophysiology
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| show | dualism
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| The belief that bumps on the skull reflect enlargements of brain regions responsible for certain behavioral faculties. | show 🗑
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| The distribution of key chemicals, such as transmitters and enzymes, within the structure of the nervous system | show 🗑
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| The study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system and behavior | show 🗑
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| The basic unit of the nervous system, each composed of a cell body, receptive extensions (dendrites), and a transmitting extension (axon) | show 🗑
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| show | synapse
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| show | glial cells
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| A cellular organelle that provides metabolic energy for the cell's processes | show 🗑
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| The spherical central structure of a cell that contains the chromosomes | show 🗑
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| show | ribosomes
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| One of the extensions of the cell body that are the receptive surfaces of the neuron | show 🗑
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| The region of a neuron that is defined by the presence of the cell nucleus | show 🗑
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| show | axon
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| show | axon terminal
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| show | multipolar neuron
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| show | bipolar neuron
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| show | monopolar neuron
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| show | motoneuron
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| show | sensory neuron
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| show | interneurons
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| A star-shaped glial cell with numerous processes that run in all directions | show 🗑
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| A histological stain that fills a small proportion of neurons with a dark, silver-based precipitate | show 🗑
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| A histological stain that outlines all cell bodies because the dyes are attracted to RNA, which encircles the nucleus | show 🗑
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| An enzyme found in horseradish and other plants that is used to determine the cells of origin of a particular set of axons. | show 🗑
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| Extremely small glial cells that remove cellular debris from injured or dead cells | show 🗑
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| show | myelin
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| show | myelination
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| show | node of Ranvier
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| A type of glial cell that is commonly associated with nerve cell bodies | show 🗑
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| show | Schwann Cell
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| show | edema
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| show | arborization
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| Referring to the region of the synapse that releases neurotransmitter | show 🗑
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| referring to the region of a synapse that receives and responds to neurotransmitter | show 🗑
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| show | synaptic cleft
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| A small, spherical structure that contains molecules of synaptic transmitter | show 🗑
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| The chemical released from the presynaptic axon terminal, that serves as the basis of communication between neurons | show 🗑
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| A protein that captures and reacts to molecules of a transmitter or hormone | show 🗑
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| An outgrowth along the dendrite of a neuron | show 🗑
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| The ability of the nervous system to change in response to experience or the environment | show 🗑
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| A cone shaped area from which the axon originates out of the cell body | show 🗑
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| A branch of an axon from a single neuron | show 🗑
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| show | axonal transport
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