Neurones Flashcards
1
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Sensory neurone
A
- Receptors such as eyes, ears, skin
- Carry impulses to spine and brain
2
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Relay neurone
A
- Between sensory and motor neurone
- Allow sensory and motor neurones to communicate
3
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Motor neurone
A
- ## Control muscle movements
4
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Synaptic transmission
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- action potential reaches tissue
- cross synaptic gap
- action potential reaches synaptic vesicles
- vesicles release action potential
5
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Excitatory neurotransmitters
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e.g. noradrenaline, makes the post-synaptic cell more likely to fire
6
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Inhibitory neurotransmitters
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e.g. GABA, makes post-synaptic cell less likely to fire
