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