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Receptors are _____

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proteins

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what do receptors match?

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the size & shape of a neurotransmitter

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how are receptors named?

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according to the transmitter they bind with

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transmitters are either _______ or _________ depending on what?

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inhibitory or excitatory

depending on the type of receptor it binds to

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Is dopamine inhibitory or excitatory?

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inhibitory

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is ACH inhibitory or excitatory?

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Can be either excitatory or inhibitory – depends on
neurons secreting it.

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is serotonin inhibitory or excitatory?

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inhibitory

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is norepinephrine inhibitory or excitatory?

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excitatory

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is GABA inhibitory or excitatory?

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inhibitory

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where do neurotransmitters work?

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at the synaptic cleft where they either inhibit or excite the neurons

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where is acetylcholine (Ach) found? (3)

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CNS
PNS
ANS

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When is Acetylcholine excitatory?

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in the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) at neuromuscular junctions

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When is Acetylcholine inhibitory?

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in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and it slows heart rate

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what neurotransmitter derived from tryptophan?

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Serotonin (5-hydroxytrptamine)

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where is Serotonin (5-hydroxytrptamine) primarily found? (3)

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GI tract
platelets
brainstem

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Serotonin (5-hydroxytrptamine) contributes to a feeling of?

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well being

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where is dopamine located?

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mainly in substantia nigra of midbrain/basal ganglia region

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list the functions of dopamine (8)

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  • behavior and cognition
  • voluntary motor movement
  • motivation
  • punishment and reward
  • attention
  • working memory
  • learning
  • involved in many neuropsychiatric and voluntary motor movement disorders
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What neurotransmitter is involved in tourettes?

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dopamine

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What is the chief inhibitory transmitter in the CNS?

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Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA)

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what effects does Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) have on brain? (3)

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  • relaxing
  • anti-anxiety
  • anticonvulsant
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what effect does Gamma amino butyric acid (GABA) have on muscles?

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inhibitory effect: decrease muscle spasms and improved tone

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What neurotransmitter is involved in social phobia?

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dopamine

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what is an excitatory neurotransmitter in brain and stress hormone within the endocrine system?

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norepinephrine

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what is a major mediator of excitatory signal?
Glutamate
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what plays a role in fight or fight response?
norepinephrine
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What neurotransmitter is involved in ADHD?
dopamine
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What is glutamate involved in? (3)
- cognition - memory - learning
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what do neurons use to conduct impulses?
action potentials
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What neurotransmitter is involved in drug and alcohol dependence?
dopamine
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what are action potentials?
Abrupt changes in membrane potential which permit nerve signals to be transmitted from the cell body down the axon.
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What neurotransmitter is involved in parkinsons?
dopamine
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When action potentials are stimulated, what ions move across axon membrane? (3)
sodium potassium calcium
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what are the three phases of nerve conduction?
1. Depolarization: neuron receives a signal and becomes positively charged, which sends message down the nerve 2. Re-polarization: the neuron returns to negative value (usually they are polarized in negatively charged state) 3. Resting Period: then there is a resting period
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how can impulses lead to seizures?
Impulses that do not maintain a systematic order (excitatory, inhibitory, and rest phase become irregular and chaotic) can lead to seizures
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What are seizures?
A single episode of abnormal electrical discharge from cortical neurons that results in an abrupt and temporary altered state
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what is epilepsy?
A group of syndromes characterized by unprovoked, recurrent seizures
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what is status epilepticus?
Continuous seizure activity for more than 5 minutes or 2 or more sequential seizures that occur without full recovery of consciousness between attacks.
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list the common causes of seizures? (14)
* Trauma * ETOH withdrawal * Illicit drug use * Brain tumor * Congenital malformations * Stroke * Metabolic disorders * Uremia * electrolyte imbalance * Alzheimer’s disease * Neurodegenerative disease * Idiopathic * flashing lights * stress
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list the common causes of epilepsy (5)
- genetic causes - head trauma - medical disorders - prenatal injury - developmental disorders
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> 30 mutated genes have been found in families with _______
epilepsy
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Genetic causes of epilepsy may occur in genes coding for different things. what are examples? (3)
ion channels neuronal receptors transcription factors
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many pediatric epilepsies are associated with what?
random gene mutation for the first time (de novo)
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what is true for about half of seizure disorders?
there are no genetic or structural abnormalities present
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what medical disorders are common causes of epilepsy? (3)
dementia meningitis encephalitis
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what developmental disorders are common causes of epilepsy? (2)
autism down syndrome
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Pathophysiology of seizues: 1. Messages from the body are carried by the ______ of the brain through discharges of _________ ______ 2. These impulses occur in _____ 3. During periods of unwanted discharges, parts of the body may ___ ________
1. neurons; electrochemical energy 2. bursts 3. act erratically
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For an actual seizure to occur... 1. ________ neurons 2. increase in _______ ________ activity 3. reduction in activity of ______ _______ _____ projection
1. excitable 2. excitatory glutaminergic 3. normal inhibitory GABA
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What seizures are classified as focal or partial? (2)
simple partial complex partial
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what seizures are classified as generalized? (4)
Absence (Petit Mal) Tonic-Clonic (Grand Mal) Atonic/Akinetic (Drop Attacks) Status Epilepticus
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a focal seizure starts and...?
may remain in 1 hemisphere
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focal seizures have high-frequency bursts of _____ _______ and __________
action potentials & hypersynchronization
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focal seizures may have _____, _______, _______ symptoms and automatisms
motor, sensory, autonomic
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the autonomic sx from focal seizures are due to what?
stimulation of autonomic nervous system
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what are the autonomic sx of a focal seizure? (4)
pallor sweating pupillary dilation epigastric sensation
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what are automatisms?
Coordinated involuntary movements occurring during state if impaired consciousness either during or after seizure.
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are pts aware or unaware during automatisms?
unaware
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automatisms are often associated with?
temporal lobe seizures
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what are the types of focal/partial seizures?
Focal with retained awareness Focal with altered awareness partial seizure
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in a Focal seizure with retained awareness, there is no impairment of ?
consciousness
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in a Focal seizure with retained awareness, there may be? (2)
may have movement of body parts may experience an aura
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focal seizures with retained awareness are similar to what?
partial seizures
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in a Focal seizure with altered awareness, there is impairment of?
consciousness
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in a Focal seizure with altered awareness, it spreads to?
both hemispheres
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where does a partial seizure begin?
in part of one hemisphere (typically in the temporal or frontal lobe)
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partial seizures may be....?
simple or complex
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Generalized seizures start in 1 hemisphere and?
spreads with involvement of both hemispheres
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true or false: generalized seizures may have motor and nonmotor sx
true
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what seizures always affect both hemispheres of brain?
generalized
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generalized seizures cause impairment of?
consciousness
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what are tonic-clonic seizures?
AKA grand mal Begin with rigid violent contractions (tonic) followed by repetitive clonic activity of all extremities; body stiffness and relaxation
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what are tonic seizures?
Muscle stiffness, dilation of pupils, altered respirations Usually lasts less than a minute
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what are absence seizures?
Short episodes of staring and loss of consciousness 10 seconds
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what are myoclonic seizures?
Bilateral jerking of muscles. No loss of consciousness
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what are atonic seizures?
Sudden loss of muscle tone; “drop to ground”
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Calcium going in during a cells resting state facilitates what?
development of an action potential
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glutamate receptor has how many potential binding sites?
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