Brain Structures Crossword Puzzle

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