PSYC 460 -- Dr. King

Terms for Neurons and Glia (first set of slides)

central nervous system (CNS)
peripheral nervous system (PNS)

neurons (nerve cells)
glial cells - oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, astrocytes, microglia, etc.

sensory neurons
interneurons
motor neurons

soma (cell body)
dendrites
axon
axon collateral
terminal arborizations
terminal buttons - or synaptic terminals (or just terminals)
myelin sheath

Camillio Golgi - the silver staining method (Golgi stain)
reticular theory
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
cell theory

nodes of Ranvier

pyramidal neuron
apical dendrite

mitochondria
microtubules
nucleus

two meanings of the word polarization

synaptic vesicle (or just vesicle)
presynaptic membrane
postsynaptic membrane
what is the synapse?
ion channels
active release zones
exocytosis
vesicle recycling
neuromuscular junction

excitatory vs. inhibitory synapses

unipolar, bipolar, and multipolar neurons
nerves and tracts

blood-brain barrier

membrane potentials - graded potentials, action potentials, resting potentials

neural networks (next handout)