Neurotransmission Quiz
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Which type of synaptic transmission is faster and more specific?

  • Autocrine synaptic transmission
  • Paracrine synaptic transmission
  • Electrical synaptic transmission
  • Chemical synaptic transmission (correct)
  • Which type of cellular communication involves signaling to distant and diffuse targets?

  • Nervous system
  • Electrical Gap junction
  • Local cellular communication
  • Endocrine system (correct)
  • What are the main morphologic features of synapses?

  • Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes
  • Axon terminals and dendritic spines (correct)
  • Soma and axon hillock
  • Myelin sheath and nodes of Ranvier
  • Which type of neurocrine acts as signaling molecules within the same cell (self-signaling)?

    <p>Autocrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes excitatory neurotransmitters from inhibitory neurotransmitters?

    <p>Effect on postsynaptic neuron's membrane potential</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cellular communication involves signaling to distant, diffuse targets?

    <p>Endocrine system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main morphologic feature of synapses?

    <p>Specialized junctions between neurons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of neurotransmission is fast, specific, and targets distant cells?

    <p>Chemical synaptic transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes excitatory neurotransmitters from inhibitory neurotransmitters?

    <p>Their role in promoting or inhibiting action potential firing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of cellular communication involves local signaling?

    <p>Electrical gap junctions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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