Name: ________________________ Page # _______
Class: ____________
Mr.
Whelton / Mr.
V
Date: ________________________ Classwork #78
Neurons and Neurotransmission
Aim: What are neurons and how do they communicate?
First, read Page 962 in Glencoe Science....
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Name: ________________________ Page # _______
Class: ____________
Mr.
Whelton / Mr.
V
Date: ________________________ Classwork #78
Neurons and Neurotransmission
Aim: What are neurons and how do they communicate?
First, read Page 962 in Glencoe Science.
1.
Label the neuron below and describe the function of each part.
Anatomy of a Neuron
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Master 2.
1
Next, read the handout “Neurons Communicate by Neurotransmission”.
2.
Place a letter on the diagram to identify the location of each of the following:
A.
Presynaptic Neuron
B.
Postsynaptic Neuron
C.
Axon
D.
Dendrite
E.
Synaptic Cleft (synapse)
F.
Vesicles
G.
Neurotransmitters
H.
Receptors
I.
Transporters
How Do
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Dendrites – Receive signals
for other neurons and conducts
the impulse to the cell body.
Axon – Carries the impulse from
the cell body.
Cell Body – Contains the nucleus
and other organelles, performs
normal metabolic functions.
Axon End
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