Neurotransmitters (Unit 2)

Question 1

A chemical messenger that travels across the synapse from one neuron to the next and influences whether a neuron will generate an action potential

Answer 1

Neurotransmittter

Question 2

The tiny, fluid-filled gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another

Answer 2

Synapse

Question 3

Hunger, sleep, arousal, mood, low levels of – may be associated with depression

Answer 3

Serotonin

Question 4

Learning, attention, emotion, excess – activity is associated with schizophrenia

Answer 4

Dopamine

Question 5

Muscle action, learning and memory. – producing neurons have deteriorated in people with Alzhiemers disease

Answer 5

Acetylcholine