Exam 5:How Do Neurons Communicate and Adapt? Part A

In order for neurotransmitters to be released,_____ must enter the terminal button.

_____ is an amino acid that is important for the synthesis of _____.

Electrical synapses:

The substance MPTP has been found to be selectively toxic to _____ neurons.

_____ is linked with shaking in the limbs,loss of balance,and general loss of muscular control.

Parkinson disease is linked with the loss of _____ neurons in the midbrain.

_____ is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain whereas _____ is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.

_____ is part of a class of lipid transmitters called endocannabinoids that can influence appetite,pain,sleep,mood,and stress.

Acetylcholine helps _____ muscle contraction in the somatic nervous system (SNS),whereas it acts to _____ muscle contraction in the autonomic nervous system (ANS).

Protein molecules that pump substances across a membrane are called:

Which of the following activating system-cell body location pairs is NOT correct?

Metabotropic receptors consist of:

Which of the following presynaptic events are in correct chronological order?