AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Chemical messengers in the spatial junction between neurons.
A
genes
B
neurotransmitters
C
hormones
D
glial cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The chemical messengers released into the junctions between neurons are called neurotransmitters. This is consistent with answer choice “b".

Detailed explanation-2: -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).

Detailed explanation-3: -Epinephrine. Epinephrine (also known as adrenaline) plays a role in the body’s “fight-or-flight” response. It is both a hormone and a neurotransmitter.

Detailed explanation-4: -The message causes the chemicals, called neurotransmitters, to be released from the end of the axon. into the synapse. The neurotransmitters carry the message with them into the synapse. The synapse is the space between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron.

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