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What amino acid and neurotransmitter is particularly important for learning and memory?

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glutamate

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Adrenocorticotropic hormone, prolactin, luteinizing hormone, thyrotropin, growth hormone, vasopressin, and oxytocin are all released by the _____.

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pituitary gland

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How are action potentials mediated?

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via voltage-gated sodium (Na) channels

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____ is the amino acid precursor to dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine.

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Tyrosine

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When acetylcholine binds to the muscarinic receptor in an organ, its G-protein binds to and opens what ion channel? What happens?

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K+ channel; K+ rushes out of the cell, hyperpolarizing the cell and making it less excitable (more negative than it was)

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What are the steps that must happen in order to release neurotransmitters?

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  • stimulus must occur
  • IPSP/EPSP must reach threshold potential
  • voltage-gated Na+ channels open
  • run down axon as an action potential
  • action potential triggers voltage-gated Ca+ channels to open and allow Ca+ influx
  • calcium triggers vesicles to fuse and release contents
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Do ionotropic or metabotropic receptors have more immediate effects?

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ionotropic (but scope is more narrow)

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The influx of negative charge into the cell (e.g. Cl-) causes an _____ response.

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IPSP (inhibitory)

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Why are patients with Parkinson’s given supplements of L-DOPA?

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because L-DOPA is a precursor to dopamine and dopamine is involved in movement

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Which enzyme facilitates the synthesis of acetylcholine?

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choline acetyltransferase

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____ utilize activated G-proteins to diffuse into the membrane and act on ion channels*, enzymes, or gene transcription.

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Metabotropic receptors

*most important

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What type of synapse contains two neurons connected by a gap junction?

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electrical synapse

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The voltage gated Na channels open and ____ rushes into the cell, depolarizing it and causing an action potential.

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Na

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Where does the action potential run?

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down the axon of the presynaptic neuron

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Where are the voltage-gated Na+ channels located?

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all along the axon (spreads down the length of it)

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What are the ion concentrations of Mg2+ outside and inside the cell?

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outside = 1.2
inside = 58
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What are the ion concentrations of K+ outside and inside the cell?

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outside = 4
inside = 140
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_____ is the amount of neurotransmitter packaged into a synaptic vesicle.

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Quanta

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Glutamate, aspartate, and nitric oxide are _____ neurotransmitters.

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excitatory

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Where is the final neuronal signal sent out from (from the summation of multiple different EPSP and IPSP signals)?

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axon hillock

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Is atropine an agonist or antagonist to the muscarinic receptor?

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antagonist (blocks channel)

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Can beta-1 receptors bind both epinephrine and norepinephrine?

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YES - epinephrine affinity is greater

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What ion does the acetylcholine ionotropic (nicotinic) receptor facilitate the passage of through its channel?

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Na+

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In the nicotinic receptor, Na+ enters and excites the cell, leading to ____, and subsequent ____.

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calcium release; muscle contraction

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What happens when there is an influx of Ca2+ into the heart from an adrenergic response?
- Ca2+ excites the SA node, which increases heart rate | - Ca2+ accumulates in the muscle, so cardiac contractibility increases
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___ is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS, particularly in the brain.
GABA
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____ synapses release neurotransmitters from the presynaptic membrane and bind to receptors on the post-synaptic membrane.
Chemical
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What happens if SNAP-25 and syntaxin are cleaved?
no exocytosis can occur because fusion to the membrane cannot occur
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Which neurotransmitters can be both excitatory and inhibitory?
acetylcholine | norepinephrine
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Moving a cell's charge closer to its threshold potential causes what kind of response?
EPSP (excitatory)
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At rest, which ions are located extracellularly?
Na+ Ca2+ Cl-
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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone, luteinizing hormone releasing hormone, and somatostatin are all released by the ____.
hypothalamus
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____ is an extract that acts as an antagonist to the nicotinic receptor, blocking it.
Curare
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____ is involved in movement, mood, and pleasure.
Dopamine
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What are the ion concentrations of Cl- outside and inside the cell?
``` outside = 103 inside = 4 ```
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What happens when glutamate or glycine binds to the NMDA receptor for the glutamate Na+/Ca2+ channel?
both Ca2+ and Na+ rush into the cell (depolarizing and exciting it)
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____ proteins are located in the synaptic vesicle and plasma membrane and help to dock vesicles and promote fusion of the layers for exocytosis.
SNARE
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What constitutes a gap junction?
channels formed by connexons
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____ is excitatory and associated with learning and memory.
Glutamate
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____ open cation channels; ____ open anionic channels.
EPSP; IPSP
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What does calcium activate when it enters the presynaptic cell?
synaptotagmin
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Does calcium rush into or out of the cell after depolarization?
INTO
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Where are nicotinic receptors located?
on muscle cell membranes
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Do we have cannabinoid receptors in our brain?
YES
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If the IPSPs or EPSPs are enough to reach a threshold potential, where does this occur and what happens?
trigger zone; it will open voltage-gated Na+ channels and induce an action potential
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____ is mostly an inhibitory neurotransmitter and is found primarily in the spinal cord.
Glycine
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Acetyl-CoA and choline are the small molecule precursors to _____.
acetylcholine
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The insides of neurons have a relatively ____ charge.
negative
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Anandamide and arachiodonyl glycerol are _____.
endocannabinoids
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Phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase is an enzyme found only where in the body?
adrenal medulla
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Ketamine, PCP, and methadone all ____ the NMDA receptor.
block (they are all channel blocking agonists)
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____ receptors are ligand gated and when the neurotransmitter binds to the receptor it changes conformation.
Ionotropic
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What proteins are associated with vesicle docking?
``` synaptotagmin synaptobrevin SNAP-25 syntaxin (calcium) ```
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In influx of what substance triggers the fusion and exocytosis of the synaptic vesicles?
calcium
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G-protein coupled receptors, or _____ receptors are indirectly linked to ion channels.
metabotropic
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Glycine, GABA, serotonin, and dopamine are ____ neurotransmitters.
inhibitory
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What is hyperpolarization?
influx of negative charge that causes the cell to become less excitable
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Epinephrine is made in the ____.
adrenal medulla
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What happens when you inhibit calcium influx into the presynaptic neuron?
neurotransmitter cannot be released
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Which acetylcholine receptor elicits parasympathetic actions and is found IN target organs?
muscarinic receptor
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Which ions have the greatest concentration outside the cell at a resting state?
Na+ Ca2+ Cl-
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What must be reached by either EPSPs or IPSPs for an action potential to be triggered?
threshold potential
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____ is associated with sleep and mood.
Serotonin (5-HT)
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For the acetylcholine muscarinic receptor, muscarine is an _____ and atropine is an _____.
agonist (+); antagonist (-)
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Why can't memories be processed (or may even be temporarily lost) after using THC products?
because THC binding to CB1 receptors in the presynaptic neuron inhibits the influx of calcium into the cell, which prevents neurotransmitters from being released (and some of those neurotransmitters are very important for memory)
66
Botox inhibits the release of ____, so no muscle contraction can occur.
acetylcholine
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Can proteins, peptides, or gases be neurotransmitters?
YES
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Why do ions have different concentrations inside and outside the cell?
because the influx and efflux of ions via ion channels causes depolarization and excitability
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The acetylcholine muscarinic receptor is found in organs, so this receptor is involved in the ____ response.
autonomic nervous system (ANS)
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Where are the neurotransmitters released?
into the synaptic cleft
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Why are gap junctions necessary in the heart and neurons?
because they allow depolarization to quickly happen and pass through
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Enkephalins and natural opioids are ____.
endorphins
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On the vesicle, synaptotagmin is activated by calcium, and then helps synaptobrevin interact with ____ and ____.
SNAP-25; syntaxin
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At rest, which ions are located intracellularly?
K+ | Mg+
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Does acetylcholine have both metabotropic and ionotropic receptors?
YES
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Do metabotropic receptors activate ion channels?
YES - indirectly via G-protein coupled receptors
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How is the type of neuron and what action they will be performing determined?
the different enzymes each may contain that catalyze certain precursors
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What does THC mimic in the body?
endocannabinoids
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GABA is an _____ receptor and chloride channel that facilitates the influx of chloride into the cell.
ionotropic
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What amino acid is serotonin derived from?
tryptophan
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What type of synapse is contains a gap junction, which allows electrical current to flow directly from one cell to another?
electrical synapse
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Depolarization causes cellular ____.
excitement
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What type of receptor is the beta-1 adrenergic receptor? Why?
metabotropic; it is a G-protein coupled receptor
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Influxing negatively charged ions into a cell via ion channels causes what response?
hyperpolarization, therefore depressing the cell or inhibiting the cell
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The influx of postive charge into the cell (e.g. Na+) causes an _____ response.
EPSP (excitatory)
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What channels open up after the depolarization of the presynaptic neuron?
voltage-gated Ca channels
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Which ions have the greatest concentration inside the cell at a resting state?
K+ | Mg+
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What type of receptors are ion channels themselves (self-gated) and may depolarize or hyperpolarize the cell?
ionotropic receptors
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CB1 receptors in our brain inhibit the influx of ____ into the presynaptic neuron after interacting with THC.
Ca2+
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What are the ion concentrations of Ca2+ outside and inside the cell?
``` outside = 2.4 inside = 0.00001 ```
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____ is involved in wakefulness and alertness. in the hypothalamus.
Norepinephrine
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What are the actions of medications such as propofol, barbituates, and benzodiazepines?
they increase the potentiation of the chloride channels of the GABA receptor, which further depresses the cell
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What are the ion concentrations of Na+ outside and inside the cell?
``` outside = 142 inside = 10 ```
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What is the typical resting potential of a neuron?
-65mV
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Are neurons one-on-one interactions?
NO - they have MANY, MANY different axons converging from different neurons
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What is the precursor to GABA?
glutamic acid
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For the acetylcholine nicotinic receptor, nicotine is an _____ and curare is an _____.
agonist (+); antagonist (-)
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Transmitters are released via ____.
exocytosis
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The entry of calcium and its binding to _____ triggers fusion.
synaptotagmin
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Causing a cell's charge to move away from the threshold potential causes what kind of response?
IPSP (inhibitory)
101
What medications bind to the GABA receptor channel?
- isoflurane - ethanol - propofol - benzodiazepines - barbituates
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What is the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system?
glutamate
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What happens when norepinephrine binds to the beta-1 receptor?
it activates a G-protein, which activates adenylyl cyclase, which then activates cAMP, which activates protein kinase A, which then phosphorylates voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, which causes an influx of Ca2+ into the cell (excites cell)
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What two proteins does Botox cleave?
SNAP-25 | syntaxin

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