Module 1 Flashcards
Neurons communicate via:
Synapses
An action potential travels down the cell, cause the release of ________ from the terminal>
Neurotransmitters
What are the two glial cells that myelinate axons?
Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes
The blood-brain barrier lets through:
- Fat-soluble molecules
- Small uncharged particles
3.Glucose
The blood-brain barrier lets through:
- Fat-soluble molecules
- Small uncharged particles
- Glucose
The blood-brain barrier lets through:
- Fat-soluble molecules
- Small uncharged particles
- Glucose
Which visualization technique allows the visualization of the morphology of neurons.
Golgi stain
The peripheral nervous system is broken down into what two systems?
Autonomic & somatic nervous system.
If you need to run away from a situation and your heart starts pumpiing more quickly, which system is directly influencing that?
Sympathetic nervous system
In the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, the postganglionic cells both release acetylcholine.
False
Which of these are a type of research design in behavioral neuroscience?
Correlation
Which variable is manipulated in a study?
Independent.
