https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h en-us 2022-04-26 16:26:24 UTC 2025-11-21 17:07:05 UTC hello@padlet.com 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158864708 Center of the neuron]]> 2022-04-26 16:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158864708 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158864959 Center of the cell body]]> 2022-04-26 16:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158864959 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158865372 Branches extending from the cell body]]> 2022-04-26 16:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158865372 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158880861 Contains the nucleus and produces energy for the neuron]]> 2022-04-26 16:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158880861 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158975197 Contains the genetic information of the neuron in the form of DNA]]> 2022-04-26 17:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158975197 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158977028 Receive chemical messages via neurotransmitters from other neurons and transports them to the cell body of the neuron]]> 2022-04-26 17:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158977028 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158978115 A long tube-like extension attached to the cell body]]> 2022-04-26 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158978115 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158979353 Sends the electrical message (Action Potential) away from the cell body of the neuron]]> 2022-04-26 17:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158979353 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158982855 Insulating layer of fat cells surrounding the axon of some neurons]]> 2022-04-26 17:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2158982855 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159045656 Fatty substance produced by glial cells that provides insulation and increases the SPEED of the electrical message (action potential)
*Deterioration of the myelin sheath leads to the loss of muscle control associated with the neurological disease multiple sclerosis (MS)]]> 2022-04-26 18:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159045656 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159047258 Regularly spaced gaps in the myelin sheath along the axon]]> 2022-04-26 18:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159047258 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159049282 Enables ion-exchange resulting in the electrical message (action potential) jumping across gaps in what is called saltatory conduction.]]> 2022-04-26 18:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159049282 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159050302 Small knob-like structures at the end of the axon]]> 2022-04-26 18:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159050302 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159051057 Contains neurotransmitters in vesicles (sacs) to be released across the synapse.]]> 2022-04-26 18:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159051057 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159051717 Tiny sacs located in the terminal buttons ]]> 2022-04-26 18:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159051717 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159052457 Responsible for storing and releasing neurotransmitters]]> 2022-04-26 18:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159052457 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159053714 Extremely narrow space between the terminal button of the sending neuron and the receptor site of the receiving dendrite]]> 2022-04-26 18:19:52 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159053714 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159054892 Location of neurotransmission
No physical contact between neurons]]> 2022-04-26 18:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159054892 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159055494 Ends of the dendrites on the postsynaptic neuron]]> 2022-04-26 18:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159055494 5621851 https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159056682 Areas on the dendrite that receive neurotransmitters to initiate cell firing
Receptor sites are specifically designed for particular neurotransmitters]]> 2022-04-26 18:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/5621851/24nqjam18qerpx3h/wish/2159056682