U3 AOS1 Dot Point 3

Question 1

function of the neuron

Answer 1

specialised to receive, process and transmit info

Question 2

dendrites

Answer 2

short thin branching fibres
detect and receive neural info

Question 3

axon and myelin sheath

Answer 3

fluid filled extension
transmits messages from the soma
covered in white fatty substance that protects the axon and speeds up transmission

Question 4

axon terminal and terminal button

Answer 4

branches at the end of the axon
small selling at the end of each one that stores neurotransmitters

Question 5

types of neurons

Answer 5

motor
sensory
inter (only in CNS)