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| An atom or molecule with a positive or negative charge is called a/an |
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| These gated channels are located on the dendrites and cell body of a neuron. |
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| These gated channels are located on the axon hillock, and all along a non-myelinated axon or at the nodes of Ranvier on myelinated axons. |
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| When this neurotransmitter attached to the receptor channel in the example, both sodium and potassium were able to pass through the channel. |
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| Neurotransmitters binding to a channel causing it to open is an example of a ___ gated channel |
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| These gated channels are involved in synaptic potentials (IPSP, EPSP). |
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| An atom or molecule with a positive or negative charge is called a/an: |
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| These gated channels are involved in action potentials. |
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| Open channels are referred to as __ channels on the CD. |
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| When this neurotransmitter attached to the receptor channel in the example, chloride ions were able to pass through the ion channel. |
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| In the illustration of chemically gated channels, when GABA binds to the receptor, this ion moves through the channel |
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| g-coupled protein receptor |
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| Norepinephrine binds to this type of membrane receptor |
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| The cell activated by norepinephrine in the animation depolarized when channels for these ions were altered |
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| The catecholamines act (directly or indirectly) on ion channels. |
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| During an EPSP, there is a stronger electrochemical gradient for (sodium or potassium) |
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| GABA binding leads to this type of post-synaptic potential |
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| When an excitatory post-synaptic potential is generated, both sodium and __ pass through the channel |
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| These specific receptors for norepinephrine are found on the heart and can stimulate an increase in the rate and strength of contractions. |
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| The general name for receptors that bind acetylcholine is: |
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| Norepinephrine and epinephrine are inhibitory on target cells where this specific adrenergic receptor is located. |
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| When the action potential reaches the axon terminal, it stimulates this type of gated channel to open. |
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| This type of cholinergic receptor is a G-protein coupled receptor |
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| he space between two cells at a chemical synapse. |
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| This specific type of adrenergic receptor causes slow contraction of smooth muscle in blood vessels, causing them to constrict. |
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| The channels that open at the axon terminal are for this ion. |
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| The general name for receptors that bind norepinephrine (or epinephrine- not mentioned here on the CD) is |
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| The response of a post-synaptic cell depends on 1) the specific neurotransmitter that binds and 2) the specific ___ on the post-synaptic membrane. |
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| This type of cholinergic receptor is a receptor channel. |
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| The pre-ganglionic cells for the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems release this neurotransmitter to the post-ganglionic cells. |
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| Indirect-acting neurotransmitters are associated with ___ synaptic actions |
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| The post-ganglionic neurons of the sympathetic system are called ___ because they release norepinephrine at the target cells. |
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| Glycine and GABA are ___ neurotransmitters in the CNS |
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| Athletic performance, playing musical instruments, and communication all require __ synaptic actions. |
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| The post-ganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic system are called ___ because they release acetylcholine at the target cells. |
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| The inactivating enzyme for norepinephrine is called: |
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| Guillain-Barre syndrome and multiple sclerosis are ___ diseases. |
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| Amphetamines and ephedrine have their effects on the body by increasing the release of this neurotransmitter. |
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| The drug propranolol lowers heart rate by blocking these specific receptors. |
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| These specific receptors have a higher affinity for epinephrine than for norepinephrine. |
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| The inactivating enzyme for acetylcholine is called: |
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| Cocaine has its effect by preventing the reuptake of this neurotransmitter. |
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| This disease, marked by b-amyloid protein plaques in the brain, is treated with acetylcholine (ACh) agonists or acetylcholinesterase (AChE) antagonists. |
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| Mutations in the genes for protein channels are called: |
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| Some local anesthetics work by blocking these along axons. |
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| his toxin leads to an increase in ACh release, causing a constant contraction (spastic paralysis) of large skeletal muscles, such as the abdominal muscles. We have to be careful around here because this toxin is what Black Widows release into their victims. |
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| If you eat sushi, be careful that your fugu sushi no longer contains this fatal neurotoxin that blocks sodium channels on axons. Blocking these channels will prevent signal propagation |
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| This toxin, found in the Eastern Green Mamba snake, blocks acetylcholinesterase. |
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| This neurotoxin, which comes from the Asian Krait snake, binds irreversibly to nicotinic receptors, preventing ACh from binding there. If it can’t bind, skeletal muscle cannot contract (flaccid paralysis) |
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| If you get bitten by a certain Australian tick, this toxin will prevent the release of acetylcholine from the axon terminal. What effect would this have on skeletal muscle? |
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| his bacterial neurotoxin prevents acetylcholine release from a neuron. Some people pay to have this substance injected into their foreheads. |
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