Basic Terms

Question 1

What is a neurotransmitter

Answer 1

Is a signaling molecule secreted by a neuron to affect another cell across a synapse. The cell receiving the signal, any main body part or target cell, may be another neuron, but could also be a gland or muscle cell.

Question 2

Ionotropic

Answer 2

Fast response, direct reaction to the transmitter

Question 3

Metabotroic ( G-coupled protein)

Answer 3

Initiates a second signal (messenger) inside neuron

Question 4

Metabolism

Answer 4

Inactivation / termination of Synaptic Transmission/re-uptake/
*glial cell reuptake glutamate only