Developmental Pharma Flashcards
1
Q
more permeable area of BBB
A
Median eminence – regulatory hormones
Area postrema – “vomiting center”
Pineal gland - melatonin
Subfornical organ – fluid and electrolytes balance
Subcommissural organ - somatostatin
2
Q
t/f: a: all ion channels are purely voltage/ligand gated
A
f: one type of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)
receptor is partially voltage-gated : Mg+ ion blocks the
channel change in voltage releases the Mg+ ion
Glutamate can now attach to the receptor
