Memory AP Psych TermsVersion en ligne Neurons and the Brain par Alex Trinh Interneuron Neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons A fatty tissue layer encasing the axons of some neurons; enables greater transmission speed Agonist Neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands Neuron within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs Synapse A molecule that, by binding to a receptor site, stimulates a response The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite of the receiving neuron Antagonist Myelin Sheath Motor Neuron A molecule that, by binding to a receptor site, inhibits or blocks a response Sensory Neurons Neurotransmitter
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