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15 Cards in this Set
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Acetylcholine
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Memory, transmits messages between brain and spinal cord
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Norepinephrine
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Learning, sleep, mood
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Serotonin
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Sex, concentration, mood, sleep
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GABA ( gamma-amino butyric acid)
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Helps to fire neurons, inhibitory receptor
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Dopamine
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Stimulates the hypothalamus to make hormones, pleasure and reward, memory, emotion
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Glutamate
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Excitatory receptor
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Endorphins
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Opiates, natural painkillers
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Axon
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Transportation system for neurotransmitters; long fiber extending from neuron body
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Buttons
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terminal endings on axon branches; synaptic vesicle, neurotransmitter storage area
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Synapse
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Gap between neurons; electrical signals trigger release neurotransmitter and flows through synapse and received by next dendrite
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Dendrite
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branches off neuron body; receive signals from other neurons
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Motor Neuron
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Carry info to muscles
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Interneurons
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Connect between sensory and motor neurons
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Sensory neurons
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carry info from sensory organs
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Action Potential (Electrical Potential)
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Message received by the cell body and thus sent via electrical signal down the axon
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