synapses + reflexes

• what is the connection between 2 neuron’s called

  synapse
• describe the process of nerve signals travelling across the synapse

  neurotransmitters(chemicals) diffuse across the synapse from the nerve terminal and bind to the receptor
• what is a reflex

  rapid and automatic response to a stimuli that doesn’t involve the conscious part of the brain, to reduce chance of injury
• what is the passage of information in a reflex called

  reflex arc
• what do reflexes bypass to be faster

  the brain, travel through the spinal cord instead
• what is the order to where the neurones travel in a reflex action

  stimulus, receptor(pain), sensory neurone, relay neurone(spinal cord via synapse), motor neurone(via synapse), effector, response