Student´s name: Vaeria Geronimo Hernandez

Glosary

Neurons:
Neurons, also known as nerve cells, send and receive signals from your brain. They receive
and transmit signals to different parts of the body. This is carried out in both physical and
electrical forms. There are several different types of neurons that facilitate the transmission
of information.

Synapse:
Synapse, also called neuronal junction, the site of transmission of electric nerve impulses
between two nerve cells (neurons) or between a neuron and a gland or muscle cell
(effector). A synaptic connection between a neuron and a muscle cell is called
a neuromuscular junction.
While neurons do not touch each other, but where the neuron does come close to another
neuron, a synapse is formed between the two.
Axons:
Axon, also called nerve fiber, an axon is a long process of a neuron (or nerve cell) involved
in the conduction of nerve impulse away from the cell body. Each nerve cell has one axon,
which can be over a foot long. A nerve cell communicates with another nerve cell by
transmitting signals from the branches at the end of its axon. At the terminal end of the
axon, the impulses are transmitted to other nerve cells or to effector organs.