It is called a hormone.
The axon terminals of a neuron are responsible for relaying signals from one neuron to another neuron or to an effector, such as a muscle or gland. When an action potential travels down the axon, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters at the axon terminals, which then stimulate the next neuron or target cell.
Nervous System - since brain and the spinal cord are part of it.
Yes. They interact with each other via chemical "signals" called neurotransmitters and neuropeptides. In this way, a neuron sends an excitatory (stimulating) or inhibitory (destimulating) signal to another neuron to cause it to generate a nerve impulse or prevent it from generating one, respectively.
The receiving part of a brain cell is called the dendritic tree. Dendrites are small branching structures that protrude from the cell body of a neuron. They receive electrical signals and chemical messages from other neurons and transmit them to the cell body.
The axon terminals release chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.
Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that the neurons use. Neurons have certain parts...dendrites which receives information (about some stimulus or from another neuron)...axon is the part of the neuron that conducts/conveys the signal to the synaptic terminals. The synaptic terminals is the part of the neuron that releases the chemical messenger aka the neurotransmitters.
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The end of one neuron, the presynaptic button, sends messages to other cells by releasing neurotransmitters (chemical messengers) into the synaptic cleft (a small space between two neurons). The other cell, whether it be a neuron, a muscle, a sweat gland, etc., will receive this message at the post synaptic membrane of its cell, and will respond accordingly.
The dendrites are the part of a neuron that receives messages from other neurons. They receive chemical signals from neighboring neurons and transmit the information to the cell body.
It is called a hormone.
The axon terminals of a neuron are responsible for relaying signals from one neuron to another neuron or to an effector, such as a muscle or gland. When an action potential travels down the axon, it triggers the release of neurotransmitters at the axon terminals, which then stimulate the next neuron or target cell.
Nervous System - since brain and the spinal cord are part of it.
The junction between two neurons is called a synapse. It is a specialized connection where electrical signals are transmitted from one neuron to another through chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. Synapses play a crucial role in communication within the nervous system.
Yes. They interact with each other via chemical "signals" called neurotransmitters and neuropeptides. In this way, a neuron sends an excitatory (stimulating) or inhibitory (destimulating) signal to another neuron to cause it to generate a nerve impulse or prevent it from generating one, respectively.
The receiving part of a brain cell is called the dendritic tree. Dendrites are small branching structures that protrude from the cell body of a neuron. They receive electrical signals and chemical messages from other neurons and transmit them to the cell body.