Memory Game AP Psych TermsOnline version Neurons and the Brain by Alex Trinh Synapse Chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons Sensory Neurons A molecule that, by binding to a receptor site, inhibits or blocks a response Interneuron Neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands Neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord Neurotransmitter Neuron within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs Agonist Motor Neuron The junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite of the receiving neuron Myelin Sheath A molecule that, by binding to a receptor site, stimulates a response Antagonist A fatty tissue layer encasing the axons of some neurons; enables greater transmission speed
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