AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following paths most accurately describes the journey of a message from receiving to sending through a neuron?
A
axon, cell body, dendrites
B
cell body, dendrites, axon
C
dendrites, axon, cell body
D
dendrites, cell body, axon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Electrical impulses start in the dendrites on neurons. They are then sent through the cell body until the reach the axon. Once the impulse reaches the axon, it jumps from one node of Ranvier to the next instead of traveling through each myelin sheath, which can take some time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Neurons Communicate via the Synapse Information from one neuron flows to another neuron across a small gap called a synapse (SIN-aps). At the synapse, electrical signals are translated into chemical signals in order to cross the gap. Once on the other side, the signal becomes electrical again.

Detailed explanation-3: -The transfer of information from neuron to neuron takes place through the release of chemical substances into the space between the axon and the dendrites. These chemicals are called neurotransmitters, and the process is called neurotransmission.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dendrites receive messages from other neurons. Axon sends messages from the cell body to the dendrites of other neurons.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thus, the correct answer is ‘Cell body-Axon-Nerve terminal’.

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