Across
- 4. transmits information between neurons, enabling the brain and nervous system to function
- 6. convert a chemical signal into an electrical signal, often by opening or closing ion channels to change the membrane potential of the receiving neuron
- 8. transmit messages between neurons, or from neurons to muscles
Down
- 1. transmits electrical impulses, or action potentials, away from the neuron's cell body to communicate with other cells, such as neurons, muscles, or glands
- 2. act as the cell's internal and external transport system, moving materials like proteins and lipids within the cell, secreting them outside, or storing them for later use
- 3. gather and process these incoming signals to determine whether the neuron should fire an electrical impulse, and they are crucial for functions like learning, memory, and perception
- 5. to serve as an electrical impulse that transmits signals rapidly along neurons and other excitable cells, like muscle cells
- 7. transmit signals to other cells, such as neurons, muscle fibers, or glands, by releasing neurotransmitters into the synapse