PSYC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter pg. 29-34, 38: Somatic Nervous System, Autonomic Nervous System, Myelin
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Prep guide 3 (myers 29-36, 38; lilienfeld myth #1: describe the roles of the axon, dendrites, cell body, and myelin sheath. The axon passes messages away from the cell body to other neurons, muscles, and glands. The cell body is the cell"s life support. The myelin sheath covers covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses: briefly describe in your own words how neurons communicate with each other. They communicate with each other through axons and dendrites: the central nervous system is comprised of the brain & the spinal cord. Your heart, glands, internal organs, and digestive system are controlled by the autonomic nervous system. The somatic nervous system controls sensory input and motor output controls skeletal muscles: think back to a time when you felt your sympathetic nervous system kick in. It makes you more alert, energetic, and ready for action. Emotionally, it makes you calm: list 3 neurotransmitters.
