Neurotransmitters Flashcards
Neurones
N…. Cells that transmit el……. Signals throughout the body
Nerve
Electrical
Neurotransmitters- c…….. messages that carry signals from pre……. neuron to post…….
Chemical
Presynaptic
Post synaptic
Presynaptic one s…….. the message
Sending
Postsyhaptic one r……. The message
Reviving
Synapse
The gap in between neurones
What do neurotransmitters do
They carry el……. signals. that they ckange 2 ch…… signals, in order to cross the s…..
• once reached the post…….. neuron the neurotransmitter is ab……..; the resut of which changes the ch……. signal back into an e…… one
Electrical
Chemical
Synapse
Postsynaptic
Absorbed
Chemical
Electrical
What is dopamine
B…… movements em……. Responses
Brains m…, sl… m….. and l…….
An imbalance of this could lead to sk……….
Bodily movements
Emotional responses
Mood sleep memory and learning
Skitzphrinia
Serotonin
E……. And m….. skills. Ch……. That support s……. E….. and dig…..
Emotions motor
Chemical m
Sleeping eating and digestion