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