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Lecture 6 Flashcards

1
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These increase neuronal surface for synaptic contact:

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dendrites

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2
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Where do afferent axons synapse in CNS?

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nerve cell bodies and dendrites

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3
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T or F? Input to neurons in the CNS is always excitatory.

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F. either

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4
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Small protrusions off of dendrites:

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spine

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5
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Is the shaft synapse excitatory, inhibitory, or either?

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either

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6
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Is the spine synapse excitatory, inhibitory, or either?

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only excitatory

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7
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Is the somatic synapse excitatory, inhibitory, or either?

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mainly inhibitory

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8
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Is the axoaxonic synapse excitatory, inhibitory, or either?

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inhibitory

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9
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This type of synapse is prevalent in CNS during development - less so in adult CNS:

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Electrical

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10
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This type of synapse is the only mode of transmission bw cardia and smooth muscle cells:

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electrical

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11
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What are electrical synapses found in mature neurons?

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in interneuronal connections

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12
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The synaptic efficacy of this/these type(s) of synapse can be modulated;

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chemical

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13
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A molecule must be under ____ Daltons to pass through a GAP jucntion:

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1000

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14
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Coupling bw cell connected via GAP junctions is both:

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electrical and metabolic

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15
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T or F? The CNS ECM in the synaptic clefts.

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F. No ECM

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16
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Which are narrower, clefts of the NMJ or clefts of the CNS synapse?

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CNS synapse (no ECM)

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17
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Which has a greater postsynaptic density, excitatory or inhibitor bouton?

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excitatory

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18
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What anchors transmitter receptor and intracellular signaling machinery in excitatory synapse?

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prominent postsynaptic density

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19
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This type of vesicle recycling is involved in high frequency firing:

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Kiss-and-run fusion

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20
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2 types of vesicle recycling:

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Kiss-and-run and fusion and collapse

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21
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Step in competence maturation of fusion vesicles:

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docked, primed, cocked, armed

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22
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What is required for vesicle docking?

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Ca binds to receptor and changes conformation

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23
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What is the fusion event mediated by?

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snare proteins

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24
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This snare protein is on the vesicle membrane:

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V-snare

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25
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This snare protein is on the target membrane:

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T snare

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26
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These are targets of botulinum:

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SNARE proteins

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27
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V-snare:

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synaptobrevin

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28
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T-snare:

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syntaxin and SNAP-25

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29
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Calcium sensor:

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synaptotagmin

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30
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T or F? Once a vesicle is armed it can go either pathway, Kiss-and-run or fusion and collapse.

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T

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31
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This type of vesicle recycling has a readily releasable pool:

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Kiss-and-Run

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32
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What happens if SNARE proteins encounter botulin toxin?

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fusion and exocytosis is prevented, blocking transmission

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33
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T or F? The whole vesicle is collapsed in both Kiss-and-run and fusion and collapse.

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F. Not in Kiss-and-run

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34
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2 major classes of ion channels:

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voltage and ion gated

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35
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Where does neurotransmitter bind in order for a channel to open?

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to a receptor on the ion channel

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36
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Are “fast neurotransmitters” used with ligand-gated channels, voltage-gated channels, or either?

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ligand-gated

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37
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Are “slow neurotransmitters” used with ligand-gated channels, voltage-gated channels, or either?

38
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This type of neurotransmitter mediates synaptic transmission:

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“fast neurotransmitters”

39
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This type of neurotransmitter modulates synaptic transmission:

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“slow neurotransmitters”

40
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Do GPCRs act with “slow neurotransmitters” or “fast neurotransmitters?”

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“slow neurotransmitters”

41
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T or F? Ligand-gated ion channels are metabotropic.

A

F Ionotropic

42
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Are GPCRs ionotropic or metabotropic?

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metabotropic

43
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What does the G-protein bind to once activated?

A

effector protein

44
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This type of neurotransmitter can trigger a 2nd msg pathway and regulate phosphorylation:

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“slow neurotransmitter”

45
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2 major families of ligand-gated channels:

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  1. Glutamate receptors

2. GABA (inhibitory - CNS), ACh, Glycine (check)

46
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Where are both the ligand binding domain and the C terminal located with ACh, GABA, and glycine receptors?

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extracellularly

47
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Where is the C terminal located in glutamate receptors?

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intracellularly

48
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How many subunits do GABA, ACh, and Glycine have?

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5 subunits, each w/ 4 trans domains

49
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How many subunits do glutamate receptors have?

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4 subunits, each w/ 3 transmembrane domains

50
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How many binding sites does the glutamate receptors have?

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2, N terminal and 3rd and 4th exc loop

51
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Where is the C terminal of the glutamate channel located?

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intracellularly

52
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What helps anchor the glutamate receptor, providing stability and mobility of the receptors?

A

proteins at postsynaptic site

53
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Major NT in the CNS for excitation:

54
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Major NT at the NMJ:

55
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What ends the action of NT(glutamate) in the CNS?

A

reuptake by terminals glial cells

56
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Glutamatergic receptor types:

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AMPA and NMDA (agonists)

57
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T or F? AMPA and NMDA are both antagonists.

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F. agonists

58
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AMPA

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  1. permeable to Na and K

2. EPSP

59
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NMDA

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  • permeable to Na, K and Ca
  • complicated IC signaling
  • EPSP
  • blocked by Mg
60
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Mg removal:

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via depolarization

61
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NMDA activation:

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  • presynaptic activation (release T)

- postsynaptic activation (remove Mg)

62
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glutamate receptors

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  • ionotropic: AMPAR and NMDAR, have intrinsic channels

- metabotropic: g-coupled

63
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AMPAR:

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fast transmission

64
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NMDAR:

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  • coincidence detector
  • regulate synaptic plasticity
  • key player in learning
65
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glycine:

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  • co-agonist for NMDA to open channel fully

- increase conductance

66
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PCP:

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  • antagonist for NMDA receptor

- binding site

67
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Hebb’s rule:

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learning and memory depend on neurons modifications

68
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excitotoxicity:

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excessive inflow of Ca through NMDAR channels

69
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glutamate pathway:

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released -> bind at postsynaptic -> channels activated -> Na/K flux -> uptaken by excitatory AA transporters on glial cells -> becomes glutamine -> back to nerve terminal -> conversion

70
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EAAT:

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uptakes 90% of glutamate

71
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GABA:

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inhibitory in CNS

72
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GABA:

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termination reuptake by terminals and glial cells

73
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glycinergic receptors

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  • postsynaptic in spinal cord and brain

- antagonist

74
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GABAergic receptors

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  • postsynaptic in brain
  • ionotropic
  • antagonist
75
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antagonist

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block inhibitory signal -> potential very - -> hyperpolarization

76
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GABA receptors binding sites

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  • for GABA
  • for steroids: modulators
  • for barbiturates: anesthetics
77
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glutamate receptors location (AMPAR, NMDAR)

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  • postsynaptic densities

- dendritic spines and shafts (distal)

78
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GABA receptors location

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  • soma (AP trigger zone)
  • proximal dendrites
  • limited inhibitory transmission so better location
79
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EPSP

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due to Na influx

80
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IPSP

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due to Cl influx

81
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motoneuron

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  • 1 cell body with many dendrites
  • dendrites serve as input segments
  • 1 axon = 1 output
82
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motoneuron synapse distribution

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  • 80% on dendrites

- 20% on cell body

83
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divergence of motoneuron axon branches

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governed by size of motor unit

84
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glutamergic input

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excitatory

85
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GABAergic input

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inhibitory

86
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ACh release

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  • excitatory

- control of contraction

87
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Patella tendon reflex pathway

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  • stretch stimulus -> stretch receptor in extensor muscle -> afferent activated -> excitatory monosynaptic and inhibitory disynaptic activated
88
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excitatory monosynaptic

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  • extensor contraction stimulated
  • release glutamate
  • EPSP, stimulate dorsal root
89
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inhibitory disynaptic

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  • flexor contraction prevented
  • interneuron innervates motorneuron
  • release glycine
  • IPSP, stimulate posterior root
90
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5 subunit ligand-gated channel

A
  • NAChR, GABA R
  • inhibitory in CNS
  • each subunit = 4 TM
  • C terminal is EC
91
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4 subunit ligand-gated channel

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  • glutamate R
  • excitatory
  • 3 TM with IC loop
  • C terminal is IC

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