Biological assumptions - NEUROTRANSMITTERS

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What are neurones?
Long thin cells that convey messages in the brain
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What are the small gaps between neurones called where messages are passed?
Synapse
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What are the chemicals that pass messages from neuron to neuron called?
Neurotransmitters
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What are the cell structures that surround the cell body of a neurone?
Dendrites
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From the cell body there is a long extension called an ____
Axon
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What do axons end in?
Axon terminals
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Where is the synapse between two neurones?
Between the axon terminal and dendrites
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What are there on the dendrites of receiving neurones?
Receptors
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What happens when the receptor cells receive a neurotransmitter?
It triggers a nerve impulse which is sent down the axon
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