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)?

Autocrine Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes excitatory neurotransmitters from inhibitory neurotransmitters?

Effect on postsynaptic neuron's membrane potential Signup and view all the answers

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

Endocrine system Signup and view all the answers

What is the main morphologic feature of synapses?

Specialized junctions between neurons Signup and view all the answers

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

Chemical synaptic transmission Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes excitatory neurotransmitters from inhibitory neurotransmitters?

Their role in promoting or inhibiting action potential firing Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cellular communication involves local signaling?

Electrical gap junctions Signup and view all the answers

Neurotransmission Quiz

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Which type of synaptic transmission is faster and more specific?

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

What are the main morphologic features of synapses?

Which type of neurocrine acts as signaling molecules within the same cell (self-signaling)?

What distinguishes excitatory neurotransmitters from inhibitory neurotransmitters?

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

What is the main morphologic feature of synapses?

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

What distinguishes excitatory neurotransmitters from inhibitory neurotransmitters?

Which type of cellular communication involves local signaling?

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