PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Neurotransmitter Receptor, Myelin, Resting Potential
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Structure of neuron: dendrites: short branch projecting from cell body. It is analogous to a wire or a cable. The axons of longer neurons are surrounded by a myelin sheath. Axons of shorter neurons are not surrounded by a myelin sheath. The myelin sheath is made up of a lipid (fat) material that may surround long axons. They serve to (1) protect the axon (2) insulate the axon this thus preventing axonal. Cross-talk (3) speed up transmission: terminal ending (bouton endings): as the name indicates, this is the terminal ending of the axon. At this ending, there is a swelling (the bouton ). This is caused by the storage of neurotransmitter substance here. A physical gap (called the synaptic gap or simply the. Synapse ) separates the terminal ending and the dendrites of the next neuron. When (and if) the neurotransmitters are released, they must travel across this gap.