PSY 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Neuroglia, Psy, Myelin
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Provide a generalization to each of the key terms listed in this section. Inez beverly prosser, phd: americas rst black female psychologist, born of a family of 2 children at the end of the. Nerve cells, which are the basic elements of the nervous system. Have a cell body that contains a nucleus. Physically held in place by glial cells. Acts like glue and providing nourishment to the neurons. 0. 3 dendrite: a cluster of bers at one end of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons. 0. 4 axon: the part of neurons that carries messages that are destined for other neurons. 0. 5 terminal buttons: small bulges at the end of axons that send messages to other neurons. 0. 6 myelin sheath: insulator y coating which covers some neurons in the control neurons system (to the brain) 0. 7 how do neurons re: neurons follow an all-or-none law. All-or-none law: the rule that neurons are either on or o : resting state.
