Neurotransmitter: Neuron and Hormones Function. What Is Neurotransmitter? Neurotransmitter is a chemical that is released from a nerve cell which thereby transmits an impulse from a nerve cell to another nerve, muscle, organ or other tissue. (Webster new world medicine dictionary. http://www. medterms. com/script/main/art. asp? articlekey=9973) What are Hormones? Hormones are chemicals that carry messages from organs of your body to your cells. The glands […]

How Neurons Communicate. Neurons are the specialized cells which make up the body’s nervous system. These nerve cells process and transmit information from one part of the body to another. For example, if you were to touch a candle flame for more than an instant, pain nerves also known as receptors that are in your finger would send a message up through your hand and […]