neural transmission + neurotransmitters ch2

Question 1

direction of impulse for neural transmission

Answer 1

dendrites, nucleus, cell body, axon, axon terminals

Question 2

motor= _________

Answer 2

efferent

Question 3

sensory=_________

Answer 3

afferent

Question 4

pause between firing, must recharge before firing

Answer 4

refractory period

Question 5

will fire or not at all, always same intensity

Answer 5

all or none principle

Question 6

opens, allows message

Answer 6

excitatory

Question 7

ACh

Answer 7

excitatory neurotransmitter

Question 8

blocks, doesnt allow message

Answer 8

inhibitory

Question 9

gaba, serotonin

Answer 9

inhibitory neurotransmitters

Question 10

excitatory, stimulates muscle contraction, involved in memory, learning, and intellectual functioning

Answer 10

ACh

Question 11

agonist drug of ACh

Answer 11

nicotine

Question 12

deficit/surplus of ACh

Answer 12

alzheimers/muscle spasms

Question 13

inhibatory, pleasurable sensaations, movement, learning

Answer 13

dopamine

Question 14

deficit/surplus of dopamine

Answer 14

parkinsons/schizophrenia+drug addiction

Question 15

inhibatory, moods and emotional states

Answer 15

serotonin

Question 16

deficit/surplus of serotonin

Answer 16

depression/autism

Question 17

excitatory, fight or flight, memory retrieval

Answer 17

norepinephrine

Question 18

deficit/surplus of norepinephrine

Answer 18

depression/anxiety

Question 19

inhibatory, offsets excitatory messages, sleep wake cycle, calming

Answer 19

gaba

Question 20

deficit/surplus of gaba

Answer 20

anxiety/eating disorders and sleep

Question 21

inhibitory, pain perception and positive emotions

Answer 21

endorphins

Question 22

deficit/surplus of endorphins

Answer 22

pain/no pain

Question 23

excitatory, used in memory, learning and movement

Answer 23

glutamate

Question 24

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CONTAINS

Answer 24

spinal cord brain stem and brain

Question 25

excess of glutamate

Answer 25

migranes, seizures

Question 26

PERIPHERAL NS CONTAINS

Answer 26

autonomic ns, somatic ns, sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 27

involuntary body processes, automatic operation

Answer 27

autonomic

Question 28

carries sensory infomation, voluntary movements

Answer 28

somatic

Question 29

fight or flight (ns)

Answer 29

sympathetic ns

Question 30

calms the body (ns)

Answer 30

parasympathetic ns