PSYCH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.2: Adrenal Gland, Limbic System, Monoamine Neurotransmitter

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Richard Ennis

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3. 2 how the nervous system works: cells and. Neurotoxic - specifically attacks cells of the nervous system. Neurons - one of the major types of cells found in the nervous system, responsible for sending and receiving messages throughout the body. Cell body (soma) - the part of a neuron that contains the nucleus that houses the cell"s genetic material. Dendrites - small branches radiating from the cell body that receive messages from other cells and transmit those messages toward the rest of the cell. Axon - transports information in the form of electrochemical reactions from the cell body to the end of the neuron. Neurotransmitters - the chemicals that function as messengers allowing neurons to communication with each other. Glial cells - specialized cells of the nervous system involved in mounting immune responses in the brain, removing waste, and synchronizing the activity of the billions of neurons that constitute the nervous system.