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Neurons - Cell body: |
Coordinates information-processing tasks and keep the cell alive |
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Dendrite |
Recurved information from other neurons and sends it down the axon Brings information to cell body |
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Axon |
Transmitsinformation to other cells Sends information out of cell body |
Telephone wire sends info |
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Myelin Sheath |
Provides insulating layer of fatty material Helps make action potential move faster |
Coding on telephone wire |
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Glial cells |
Support cells found in nervous system |
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Synapse |
space between axon of a neutron and a the dendrites or cell body. About 100trillion synapses in the brain |
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Resting Potential |
Negative inside the cell Resting potential at -70mV Potassium(+K) and bigger negative -proteins inside the cell More sodium’s outside cell than inside so neutrons are negative which is a negative membrane potential ( Polarized
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Sodium Potassium Pump |
For every 2 potassium pumped into cell it pumps 3 sodium out the cell |
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What’s a Neuron |
Basic unit of brain and nervous system
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