Neurotransmitters Flashcards
Where is the synthesis nucleus for acetylcholine?
Basal Forebrain
Where is the synthesis nucleus for dopamine? (2)
VTA and Substantia Nigra
Where is the synthesis nucleus for serotonin?
Raphe Nuclei
Where is the synthesis nucleus for norepinephrine?
Locus Coeruleus
What division of the brain is the nucleus for acetylcholine found in?
Forebrain
What division of the brain is the nucleus for dopamine found in?
Midbrain
What division of the brain is the nucleus for serotonin found in? (3)
Medulla, Pons, and Midbrain
What division of the brain is the nucleus for norepinephrine found in?
Pons
List 3 functions of acetylcholine
1) Activates Cortex
2) Muscle Contraction in Somatic N.S.
3) Autonomic N.S.
List 3 functions of dopamine
1) Reward and Reinforcement
2) Cognition
3) Movement
List 3 functions of serotonin
1) Sleep
2) Mood
3) Appetite
List 3 functions of norepinephrine
1) Attention/Stress Response
2) Mood
3) Sympathetic N.S.
What process is described as a neurotransmitter going back into the terminal through transporter proteins in membrane of the terminal?
Reuptake
What process is described as enzymes in the synaptic cleft breaking the NT down into inactive parts?
Enzymatic Degradation
What process is described as astrocytes absorbing NTs out of the synaptic cleft?
Absorption by Glial Cells
How do we remove glutamate and GABA?
Absorption by Astrocytes
How do we remove acetylcholine?
Enzymatic Degradation
How do we remove dopamine?
Reuptake
How do we remove serotonin?
Reuptake
How do we remove norepinephrine?
Reuptake
List the Catecholamines
Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Epinephrine
List the Monoamines
Dopamine, Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, and Serotonin
