Exam 1: History Taking and Assessment Techniques

Drugs that increase the availability or action of a neurotransmitter in called an antagonist.

When the cell fires, or experiences an action potential, neurotransmitter substance is released from the dendrite.

Monosodium glutamate or MSG is often found in Chinese food.

Excessive amounts of ________ may be implicated in mania.

We usually refer to the resting potential as -140 mV.

Cells are often bombarded by many signals both excitatory and inhibitory.

The most common ions found in the extracellular spaces are sodium and chloride ions.

Tyrosine is the amino acid precursor substance that is needed to produce:

Within cells this communication is electrical and between cells it is chemical.

Which of the following are found in the soma?

A drug of a substance that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the post-synaptic cell and likely to stimulate an action potential is known as a/an:

The synapse is the physical space between neurons.

There are three basic parts of a neuron.

Exogenous substances are produced within the body.

For exocytosis to occur _______ causes the docked neurotransmitter pods to release their contents:

Which of these is the correct progression of events.

G proteins are so called because they bind guanine nucleotides.

Which of the following does not fit with the others?

Excessive amounts of ________ may be implicated in psychosis.

The physical space between neurons is called: