Chapter 11c Flashcards
what are the 2 types of postsynaptic potentials?
EPSP- excitatory postsynaptic potentials
IPSP- inhibitory postsynaptic potentials
what allows chemically gated channels to open and the flow of Na+ and K+ in opposite directions?
neurotransmitter binding
___(1)___ influx is greater than ___(2)___ efflux
(1) Na+
(2) K+
net depolarization from Na+ influx and K+ efflux is called what?
EPSP
EPSP helps trigger action potential only if what happens?
if EPSP is of threshold strength
once EPSP is of threshold strength, what happens?
spreads to axon hillock
trigger opening of voltage-gated channels
AP generated
which postsynaptic potential causes a local depolarization of the postsynaptic membrane, which brings neuron closer to AP threshold?
EPSP
which postsynaptic potential hyperpolarizes and makes it more difficult for action potential to generate?
IPSP
IPSP makes the membrane more permeable to which ions?
K+ and Cl-
EPSPs can ______ to influence postsynaptic neuron.
summate
which postsynaptic potentials can summate?
both EPSPs and IPSPs
one or more presynaptic neurons transmit impulses in rapid fire order is called what?
temporal summation
postsynaptic neuron stimulated simultaneously by large number of terminals at the same time is called what?
spatial summation
when IPSP summates with EPSPs they ______ ______.
cancel out
repeated use of synapse increases the ability of the presynaptic cell to what?
excite postsynaptic neuron
when postsynaptic neuron is excited, the Ca2+ concentration does what?
increases in presynaptic terminal and postsynaptic neuron
what type of stimulation partially depolarizes postsynaptic neurons?
brief high-frequency stimulation
which channels (receptors) allow Ca2+ entry?
chemically gated channels (NMDA receptors)
what promotes more effective responses to subsequent stimuli?
kinase enzymes activated by Ca2+
a lot of AP causes what?
large graded potential that goes above threshold
the postsynaptic neuron decides what?
if threshold is reached for AP
what triggers muscle contractions and turns on genes that strengthen synapse?
Ca2+
when excitatory neurotransmitter is released by 1 neuron but inhibited by another via axoaxonic synapse is called what?
integration (presynaptic inhibition)
less neurotransmitter is release during what?
integration
integration forms smaller ______.
EPSPs
what is the language of the nervous system?
neurotransmitters
most neurons make what? exert what?
make: 2 or more neurotransmitters
exert: several influences
what is usually release at different stimulation frequencies?
neurons
neurons are classified by ______ ______ and by ______.
chemical structure and function
which neurotransmitter is released at neuromuscular junctions, some ANS neurons, and some CNS neurons?
acetylcholine
which neurotransmitter is synthesized from acetate and choline by enzyme choline acetyltransferase?
acetylcholine
acetylcholine is degraded by which enzyme?
acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
what are the 2 biogenic amines?
catecholamines and indolamines
which biogenic amine is this?
dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine
synthesized from amino acid tyrosine
catecholamines
which biogenic amine is this?
serotonin and histamine
synthesized from tryptophan and histidine
indolamine
dopamine
controls mood
norepinephrine and epinephrine
autonomic, sympathetic response
fight or flight