nervous system

Question 1

neurotransmitters

Answer 1

a chemical substance produced by a neuron that carries a message to other neurons

Question 2

synapse

Answer 2

gap between neurons

Question 3

transmission

Answer 3

the transmission of neural messages occurs in the terminal button through the release of neurotransmitters

Question 4

GABA

Answer 4

a major inhibitory neurotransmitter - calm/slow neural transmission - reduces anxiety

Question 5

electrochemical energy

Answer 5

any conversion between chemical energy and electrical energy

Question 6

communication within neurons

Answer 6

electrical energy is used when a neuron communicates with itself

Question 7

communication between neurons

Answer 7

chemical energy is produced when communicating between neurons as it primarily involves neurotransmitters