Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
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Chapter 2, Problem 1QM
Summary Introduction
To identify: The parts of a neuron.
Introduction: A neuron is the basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system and is the specialized cell of the nervous system that makes a complex network for the transmission of nerve impulses.
Expert Solution & Answer
Explanation of Solution
The parts of a typical neuron are as follows:
- Cell body: The cell body contains the main part of the neuron with dendrites extending from one end and axon from the other end.
- Axon: The long, slender projection of a nerve cell is called an axon.
- Dendrites: Dendrites are a small extension of an unmyelinated branch of the neuron cell body that receive impulses or signals from one neuron and transmit them to other neurons.
- Terminal branches: Terminal branches are present at the end of the axons, which release some neurotransmitters.
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Brain & Behavior: An Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience
Ch. 2 - Prob. 1QMCh. 2 - Prob. 2QMCh. 2 - Prob. 3QMCh. 2 - Prob. 4QMCh. 2 - Prob. 5QMCh. 2 - Prob. 6QMCh. 2 - Prob. 7QMCh. 2 - Prob. 8QMCh. 2 - Prob. 9QMCh. 2 - Prob. 10QM
Ch. 2 - Prob. 1.1TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 1.2TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 1.3TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 1.4TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 2.1TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 2.2TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 2.3TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 2.4TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 2.5TMKUCh. 2 - Prob. 1TQCh. 2 - Prob. 2TQCh. 2 - Prob. 1TYUCh. 2 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 2 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 2 - Prob. 1SBACh. 2 - Prob. 2SBACh. 2 - Prob. 3SBACh. 2 - Prob. 4SBACh. 2 - Prob. 5SBACh. 2 - Prob. 6SBACh. 2 - Prob. 7SBACh. 2 - Prob. 8SBACh. 2 - Prob. 9SBACh. 2 - Prob. 10SBACh. 2 - Prob. 11SBACh. 2 - Prob. 12SBACh. 2 - Prob. 13SBACh. 2 - Prob. 14SBA
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