Neurotransmitters Flashcards
neurotransmitters synthesized by
- pre-synaptic neuron
neurotransmitters packaged into
- synaptic vesicles
neurotransmitters released by
- Ca2+ regulated exocytosis of neurotransmitter molecules into the synaptic cleft
major neurotransmitters
- acetylcholine
- amino acids
- amino acid derived
amino acid neurotransmitters
- glutamate
- GABA
- glycine
amino acid derived
- serotonin
- catecholamines
catecholamines
- NE
- EPI
- dopamine
acetylcholine found in
- somatic motor neurons
- basal ganglia neurons
- ANS
- basal nucleus of meynert
basal ganglia neurons use acetylcholine for
- modulator of motor coordination
basal nucleus of meynert - what part makes acetylcholine
- neurons in basal forebrain
basal nucleus of meynert - what is acetylcholine used for?
- facilitating memory
clinical application of acetylcholine
- treatment of Alzheimer’s and dementia
is glutamate excitatory or inhibitory?
- excitatory
where is glutamate found?
- spinal cord
- brainstem
- cerebellum
- hippocampus
- cerebral cortex
role of glutamate
- excitation of cognitive, motor, and sensory function
glutamate often implicated in
- excitotoxicity
excitotoxicity
- neurons under stress die when overly excited
clinical application of glutamate
- Rx of ALS
GABA is excitatory or inhibitory
- inhibitory
GABA found
- interneurons throughout CNS
GABA function
- sedation and muscle relaxation
- cardiovascular and respiratory function
- spinal reflexes
- pain perception
clinical application of GABA
- Rx of anxiety
glycine (excitatory/inhibitory)
inhibitory (Cl-)
glycine located in
- CNS
- spinal cord interneurons
clinical application of glycine
- Rx of spasticity
another name for serotonin
- 5-HT
serotonin synthesized in
- raphe nuclei
- pineal gland
SARAH AND RAPH GOT TOGETHER IN THE PINEAL GLAND IF YOU KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING
serotonin associated with
- limbic function
- sleep
clinical application of serotonin
- treatment for depression
important enzyme in synthetic pathway of catecholamines
- tyrosine hydroxylase
NE found in
- sympathetic nervous sytem
- locus ceruleus
locus ceruleus located in
- cerebral cortex
- LIKE CERULEAN CITY IN POKEMON WHERE MISTY WAS FROM AND SHE WAS HELLA CEREBRAL
ALSO CER AND CER LIKE HOW TF COULD YOU MISS THIS
locus ceruleus projects to
- all over cerebral cortex
locus ceruleus role
- mediates arousal
- attention
- anxiety
raphe nuclei are located in
- brainstem
THE BRAINSTEM IS LIKE THE POLE OF THE BRAIN AND MY BOY RAPH HOPPED ON THE POLE LAST YEAR AT THE STRIP CLUB
raphe nucleus project axons to
- all CNS regions