Exam 1 - Chapter 2 Flashcards
Neuroscience / the nervous system
Afferent
Efferent
List the three main types of neurons.
What is the function of sensory neurons?
What is the function of motor neurons?
What is the function of interneurons?
List the parts of a neuron.
(seven)
What is the function of dendrites?
What is the function of an axon?
What is the function of the myelin sheath?
What is the function of the synaptic terminals?
What is action potential?
How does a neuron fire?
What is synaptic transmission?
How does synaptic transmission occur?
What are neurotransmitters?
List the six neurotransmitters discussed in class.
What is the function of dopamine?
Schizophrenia involves overproduction of ____.
Parkinson’s disease involves underproduction of ____.
What is the function of serotonin?
What is the function of GABA?
Which neurotransmitter’s effects are enhanced by alcohol?
What is the function of acetylcholine?
Alzheimer’s disease involves insufficient production of ____.
What is the function of norepinephrine?
What is the function of glutamate?
What do excitatory neurons do?
What do inhibitory neurons do?
List the two main divisions of the nervous system.
What structures make up the central nervous system?
What are the two main divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
