PS220 Neuroscience Activity

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Across
  1. 3. Electrical signal sent from soma along axons
  2. 6. Insulation surrounding the axons of some neurons
  3. 8. Branch-like input to the cell
  4. 12. Chemical messengers released by neurons at the synapse
  5. 13. Chemical responsible for degrading neurotransmitters
Down
  1. 1. Sphere of cell membrane that holds neurotransmitters
  2. 2. Model for how neurotransmitters bind to receptors
  3. 4. Neurotransmitters are released from here
  4. 5. Fiber-like extension from the soma that sends signls
  5. 7. Protein on post-synaptic cell that accepts chemical signals
  6. 9. A physical gap between two neurons
  7. 10. Action potentials are generated here
  8. 11. Process by which neurotransmitters are recycled