Metabotropic - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NRSC 4032 Final All chapters, Questions and answers, rated A+ Describe the basic signaling cascade that leads to the phosphorylation of cofilin. - -(Rho-Rac-LIMKCofilin) (*T/F*) Both NMDA receptors and mGluRs influx calcium - -FALSE (*T/F*) GluA2 receptors are calcium permeable - -FALSE (*T/F*) NMDA receptors are voltage gated - -TRUE (*T/F*) mGluRs have an ion channel - -FALSE (*T/F*) Ionotropic receptors respond faster than metabotropic receptors - -TRUE Describe the properties of Ca...

ANP 1106 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 To be classified as a neurotransmitter, a molecule - ANSWERS1. must be released by the presynaptic action potential 2. must have a postsynaptic receptor Name the types of neurotransmitter - ANSWERSpeptides, gases and lipids, purines, amino acids biogenic amines and acetylcholine What are the most common neurotransmitters in the CNS? - ANSWERS1. Glutamate (excitatory) 2. GABA (inhibitory) The action of a neurotransmitter depends on...

Presynaptic neurons can form synapses with a post synaptic neuron Axosomatic Interaction between axon and some (or cell body) Axoaxonic synapses Interaction between axon of one neuron and the axon of another Axodendritic interaction between axon and dendrite Electrical syanpses via gap junctions between two adjacent neurons Allows bidirectional transmission Very quick Synchronized action potentials Associated with programmed, autonomic behaviors (breathing) Chemical synapses 1. Action p...

NSCI 175 EXAM 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED/ Draw a diagram to compare the pattern of neural communication between neurons of the secretory hypothalamus, network of neurons of the ANS, and diffuse modulatory systems - -Hormones have more widespread effects in the brain and body, can target many sites in the body, and have often longer lasting effects compared to traditional neurotransmitters. Secretory Hypothalamus - -By secreting chemicals directly into the bloods...

Psychopharmacology Exam test preparation Questions and Must have marking scheme Updated version 2024/2025 Neurotransmitters can be thought of as - correct answer signaling chemicals* After synthesis, neurotransmitters are stored in protective vesicles. What facilitates the release of neurotransmitters from these vesicles? - correct answer Calcium channels open, allowing Ca2 to enter causing exocytosis* Neurotransmitters released into the synaptic cleft bind to _____. - correct answer re...

psych 115 midterm 1 UCLA Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the role of Dorsal root ganglion cells? - Answer- • DRG = unipolar neurons in peripheral nervous system • Job is to relay somatosensory info from skin to spinal cord Describe a touch stimulus. - Answer- • Touch to skin generates a receptor potential by opening mechanoreceptor Na channels • Receptor potential passively propagates (flows) to the integration zone • Receptor potential is attenuated (becomes small...

______ helps you locate the origin of a sound. - Answer-intensity differences, time differences, sound shadows ______ neurons tend to have fast effects by changing ion permeability, whereas _____ neurons typically produce slower effects on postsynaptic cells. - Answer-Ionotropic, metabotropic ______ of the cerebral cortex is involved in processing vision and is found ______. - Answer-The occipital lobe, near back of the brain ________ receptors sense the acceleration of touch, whereas ____...

CBNS 120 MIDTERM PART 3 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ Indirect transmission occurs through _____________ receptors - -Metabotropic Metabotropic receptors are not ______ __________ and do not excite or inhibit a __________ - -Ion channel Neuron Metabotropic receptors interact with other membrane ___________ to initiate steps leading to a change in ion activity known as ___________ transmission - -Proteins Indirect Metabotropic receptors activate intracellular __________...

BIOL 3240 Exam 2 | Complete Solutions (Verified) The process whereby a neuron communicates with another cell, which can be another neuron or a muscle cell Synaptic transmission Who was the first person to coin the term "synapse?" Charles Sherrington The region between pre and post synaptic cells zone of apposition (chemical/electrical) synapses are used to generate rapid and stereotyped depolarizing signals Electrical (chemical/electrical) synapses are capable of variable signaling, mediat...

CBNS 120 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. __________ synapses occur when current flows through _______ ___________. - -Electrical Gap junctions _____________ transmission occurs when a transmitter binds to a receptor and the protein undergoes a ____________ change. - -Chemical Conformational At the neuromuscular junction there is _____ quanta - -200 At automatic synapses there is ___ quanta - -20 The surface area of the cell _________ due to vesicle fusion - -Inc...