AP Psychology Biology Review

The ________ is the meeting place between neurons; is a gap or cleft.

_____ are chemical messengers released from a neuron by an action potential.

This occurs when a sending neuron reabsorbs or takes back its neurotransmitters.

These are your body’s natural painkiller.

A(n) _______ increases a neurotransmitters actions by mimicking.

A(n) ________ decreases a neurotransmitters actions by blocking.

______________ sense the outside world and bring it into your body.

___________________ carry signals out to your body so you can move.

___________ are found in your brain and spinal cord and process information.

A ___________ is a nerve cell and is the basic building block of the nervous system