Coordination Flashcards
Describe how neurotransmitters are transported across the synapse
Action potential arrives at synaptic knob Calcium channels open Calcium enters Neurotransmitter vestiges migrate to pre-synaptic membrane Neurotransmitter diffuses across cleft It attached to specific receptors Causes sodium channels to open Sodium enters Post-synapse depolarised New action potential created there Neurotransmitter broken by enzyme in cleft then resynthasised using ATP Sodium channels close
What is a cholinergic synapse
When the neurotransmitter is chemical called acetylcholine
What happens in synapse if inhibitory used
Chloride channels open
Chloride ions diffuse in
Post synapse more negative than resting potential
Hyperpolarisation
Makes it less likely that an action potential will be created
What is spatial summation
Multiple neurones combine
In order to release enough neurotransmitter to exceed threshold
Thus creating action potential
What is temporal summation
Single neurone
Releases neurotransmitter many times in short period
If total amount exceeds threshold
New action potential triggered
What is GABA
A neurotransmitter that inhibits the production of action potentials
What are the two types of eye receptors and where are they found
Rod cells
Cone cells
In retina
What is meant by saying rod and cone cells are transducers
They convert light energy into electrical energy of nerve impulses
What pigment is in rod cells and what does it detect
Rhodopsin
Detects light
What is a bipolar neurone
Sensory neurone
Where generator potential is created
What type of light does rod cells detect and why
Dim light
As really sensitive to light
So less light required for stimulation
What happens when light hits rod cells
Their shape changes as protein breaks down
The cells pool resources from the stimulus to cause action potential (greater chance of reaching threshold together) - spatial summation
Why can’t rod cells distinguish between different light sources
They have low visual acuity
Why do rod cells produce black and white images
They can’t distinguish between separate sources of light that stimulate them
Why are there different types of cone cells
So they can respond to different wavelengths of light
