At an electrical synapse, presynaptic and postsynaptic membranes interface through a. neurofibril nodes. b. gap junctions. c. telodendria. d. neurotransmitters.

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Q: In the central nervous system there may be many synaptic inputs on a postsynaptic neurons.  How does…

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Q: Compare excitatory and inhibitory synapses?

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Q: What is the Difference between Autonomic and Somatic Nervous System?

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Q: Differentiate between synapse and synapsis.

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Q: Receptors for serotonin and many other neurotransmitters (a) are voltage-activated ion channels (b)…

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Q: Where are neurotransmitter receptors located?(A) the nuclear membrane(B) the nodes of Ranvier(C) the…

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Q: How would severing an axon affect the flow of information in a neuron?

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Q: Draw the sketch of the Neural receptor synapse?

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Q: How does an action potential cross a synapse?

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Q: Define each of the following and explain its importance to neuronal function: dendrites, soma, axon,…

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Q: Define synaptic integration.

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Q: Describe the process of synaptic integration

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Q: How would nervous system function be affected if both the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons at…

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Q: Explain the Contrast between postsynaptic mechanisms of excitatory and inhibitory synapses?

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Q: Most human axons have a myelin sheath that_____ . a. prevents action potentials from moving backward…

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Q: Describe the difference between an electrical synapse and a chemicalsynapse. What advantage is…

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Q: Describe how following a threshold stimulus, a action potential is carried along an unmyelinated…

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Q: Define the term inhibitory synapse?

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Q: In the hippocampus, when glutatmate is released into the synaptic cleft, but the postsynaptic cell…

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Q: Describe the role of neurotransmitters in the function of neurons.

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Q: What happens to the neurotransmitter molecules after they’ve attached to the receptor sites of the…

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Q: Distinguish between convergence and divergence in a neuronal pool.

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Q: What determines the effect of neurotransmitter release on the post-synaptic neurons?  a. the size of…

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Q: Define the term neurotransmitters?

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Q: Why is that if A, B, and D neurons were all activated, an action potential in neuron C would not…

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Q: the potassium leak channels were suddenly blocked in a resting neuron, what would happen to its…

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Q: Describe how neurons use neurotransmitters to communicate with each other and with the body.

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Q: neurotransmitter after being released from the synaptic vesicle?

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Q: Compare and contrast a physical versus a chemical synapse. Where are these synapses found in the…

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Q: During saltatory conduction, action potentials are generated: a. along the entire length of the…

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Q: Describe how an action potential in a presynaptic neuron causes a) an excitatory postsynaptic…

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Learning and memory

Learning is defined as a relatively permanent and irreversible adaptive change in behavior. It always results from experience. The ability of an organism to store and recall the effects, sensations, and knowledge gained through learning and experience is called memory.