1. Microanatomy and Neurotransmission
Clinical Neuroscience by Kelly Lambert and Craig Howard Kinsley
Chapter 4
Microanatomy and Neurotransmission

2. Microanatomy of the Neuron
External Structure and Function of the Neuron
Cell membrane and its gateways
Dendrites: Extending the neuron’s reach

3. Cell Body and Organelles: A Cellular Factory
Nucleus and executive function
Endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, and protein synthesis
Mitochondria and metabolism
Golgi apparatus and lysosomes: Packaging and recycling centers

4. Neuronal Cytoskeleton: Structure and Transport

5. Dynamic Elements of the Neuronal Communication and Connection and the Synapse
Axon: Information conductor
Terminal buttons: Getting the message across

6. Neuroglia

7. Generating an Action Potential
Electrochemical Activity at the Cell Membrane
Membrane Activity as Trigger of the Action Potential
Propagating the action potential
Refractory periods: The neuron recharges

8. Generating an Action Potential (cont.)
Integrating Information at the Cell Membrane
Activity at the Synapse
Postsynaptic Potentials
Activity at the Receptor

9. Summary