Exam 2: Communication Within the Nervous System

Glycine is an inhibitory transmitter in the brain stem and spinal cord.

Neurotransmitters are carried across the synaptic cleft by the sodium potassium pump.

When your Aunt Desirae skeptically asks you how a stimulant can slow down and calm a hyperactive child,you try not to be too smug when you answer that stimulants:

Explain the advantages of saltatory conduction and how myelin contributes to it.