Biopsychology/ Behavioral Neuroscience: A) The Biological Basis of Behavior Anatomy of a neuron – explain what each...

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Biopsychology/ Behavioral Neuroscience:

A) The Biological Basis of Behavior Anatomy of a neuron –explain what each part does

*Dendrites

*Receptors on dendrites that contain Ion channels/ gates

*Axon

*Myelin sheath

*Terminal button and synaptic vesicles

*Synapse and neurotransmitters (p. 65)

*Excitatory vs. Inhibitory neurotransmitters – explain thedifference

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A Dendrites The dendrites are part of the neurons which are responsible for receiving information from other neuronsThey recieve the chemical impulses for neurons through their branches The information after received is sent to the cell body Receptors on dendrites that contain Ion channels    See Answer
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