Jeopardy Flashcards
Name for a group of neuronal cell bodies in the brain.
Nucleus
Where the action potential begins.
Axon Hillock
The location of the inferior colliculus.
Midbrain
Three structures in the limbic system.
Hippocampus, amygdala and cingulate cortex.
The lobe where the primary auditory cortex is located.
Temporal Lobe
The two types of voltage gated channels responsible for the action potential
Sodium and Potassium
The movement of materials down the axon
Axonal Transport
The period of time when another action potential can not be generated.
Absolute Refractory Period
Action potential conduction in myelinated axons.
Saltatory Conduction
Integration of inputs from many synapses on the postsynaptic neuron.
Spatial Summation
Any drug that interferes with the activity of a neurotransmitter
Antagonist
Drug that acts like a neurotransmitter by binding to a receptor at the same site as the neurotransmitter.
Competitive Agonist
Measure used to establish the safety of a drug.
Therapeutic Index
Decrease response to a drug with repeated use
Tolerance
How well (readily or tightly) a drug binds to a receptor
Affinity
Technique used by Olds and Milner to discover the pleasure pathway.
Electrical stimulation
Uses detection of radio frequency signals produced by displaced radio waves in a magnetic field
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
Electrical activity of the brain recorded with scalp or brain electrodes.
EEG (Electroencephalography)
Scanning method that detects radioactive material that is injected or inhaled to produce an image of the brain.
PET (Positron Emission Tomography)
Brain scan that uses a series of X-ray beams passed through the head.
CT scan (Computed Tomography Scan)
The major inhibitory neurotransmitter.
GABA
Name for receptors linked to g-proteins
Metabotropic Receptors
Where molecules of neurotransmitter are stored.
Synaptic Vesicles
The name of the ionotropic receptor for acetylcholine
Nicotinic Receptor
