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Unit 3 Biopsychology
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- 1Biological PsychologistsA branch of psychology concerned with the links between biology and behavior.
- 2NeuronsNerve cell
- 3Sensory neuronsNeurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord.
- 4Motor neuronsNeurons that carry incoming information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands.
- 5InterneuronsNeurons in the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and the motor outputs.
- 6DendritesThe bushy, branching part of a Neuron that recieves messages and conducts impulses toward the cell body.
- 7AxonThe extenion of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers through which messages pass to other neurons or to muscles or glands.
- 8Myelin SheathA layer of fatty tissue segmently encasing the fibers of many neurons.
- 9Action potentialA neural impulse.
- 10ThresholdThe level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse.
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