Biopsychology & Neurons Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• phrenology : studying bumps on the skull to reveal someone's personality and mental abilities
• synapse : neuronal junction; where transmission between nerve impulses occur
• soma : also known as the cell body
• neuron : basic building block of the nervous system
• nodes of ranvier : gaps in the myelin sheath; allow ions to diffuse in and out of the neuron
• biological psychology : those who study this often call themselves behavioral neuroscientists, neuropsychologists or physiological psychologists
• axon terminal : releases the neurotransmitters that relay signals across a synapse
• dendrites : neuron's branching extensions attached to the cell body that receive messages and conduct impulses
• glial cell : cells in nervous system that provide support for essential functions
• schwann cell : glial cell that surrounds neurons
• axon : neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons/muscle/glands
• myelin sheath : fatty tissue that encases the axons and allows for a greater transmission speed