VCE PSYCHOLOGY – UNIT 3 AOS 1

THE NEURON
Presented by Kristy Kendal

Study design dot points:

• The role of the neuron (dendrites, axon, myelin and axon terminals) as the primary cell involved in the reception of
transmission of information across the synapse (excluding details related to signal transduction)

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• Neural communication is an electrochemical process. It

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Communication within neurons
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Neuron electrical charge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o3BoxUhgz0
Neuron electrical charge (0:33 min)
This one shows some of the idea of the charge.

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Communication within neurons
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Communication between neurons

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Neurotransmitter
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Multiple choice activity
____________ neurons carry information from organs and muscles to the central nervous system while
____________ neurons carry information to organs, muscles and glands from the central nervous system.

A. Sensory, motor

B. Motor, sensory

C. Peripheral, autonomic

D. Autonomic, peripheral

E. I don’t know.

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(Written by the author)
Multiple choice – Response
____________ neurons carry information from organs and muscles to the central nervous system while
____________ neurons carry information to organs, muscles and glands from the central nervous system.

A. Sensory, motor

B. Motor, sensory

C. Peripheral, autonomic

D. Autonomic, peripheral

E. I don’t know.

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(Written by the author)
Multiple choice activity
Where is an incoming neural message received in a neuron?

A. Terminal buttons

B. Axon

C. Myelin sheath

D. Dendrites

E. I don’t know.

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(Written by the author)
Multiple choice – Response
Where is an incoming neural message received in a neuron?

A. Terminal buttons

B. Axon

C. Myelin sheath

D. Dendrites

E. I don’t know.

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Multiple choice activity
During learning, the dendrites of some nerve cells will

A. release neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap.

B. receive neurotransmitters across the synaptic gap.

C. transmit impulses towards the synapses with other neurons.

D. integrate and process incoming information from other connecting neurons.

E. I don’t know.

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(Written by the author)
Multiple choice – Response
During learning, the dendrites of some nerve cells will

A. release neurotransmitters into the synaptic gap.

B. receive neurotransmitters across the synaptic gap.

C. transmit impulses towards the synapses with other neurons.

D. integrate and process incoming information from other connecting neurons.

E. I don’t know.

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(Written by the author)
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