Brain Structures Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- synapse : the tiny gap where neurons communicate
- neural plasticity : the brain's ability to change with learning
- long term potentiation : strengthening of synapses with repeated practice
- dendrites : branches of neurons that receive signals form other neurons
- axon : longest fiber of a neuron; sends signals
- neurotransmitters : chemicals released into the space between neurons; carry messages
- synapto genesis : creating new neural connections
- terminal : releases neurotransmitters, very last part of the neuron
- cell body : neuron's 'control center'
- action potential : electrical impulse that sends signals
- firing : process of neuron sending a signal
- synaptic cleft : space between neurons; where neurotransmitters are released
- gated channel : controls ion flow in and out of neuron
- receptor : protein on the surface of a synapse; receives chemical signals
