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Which one of these is the main way that neurons communicate with each other?
Which one of these is the main way that neurons communicate with each other?
- Chemical synapses (correct)
- Electrical communication
- Gap junctions
- Neurotransmitter release
What triggers the vesicles containing neurotransmitters to dock with the end of the terminal?
What triggers the vesicles containing neurotransmitters to dock with the end of the terminal?
- Opening of sodium channels
- Increase in calcium (correct)
- Decrease in calcium
- Opening of potassium channels
How are neurotransmitters released from the presynaptic terminal?
How are neurotransmitters released from the presynaptic terminal?
- Endocytosis
- Reuptake
- Exocytosis (correct)
- Transporters
What happens to unbound neurotransmitters in the synapse?
What happens to unbound neurotransmitters in the synapse?
What do antidepressants like serotonin reuptake inhibitors do?
What do antidepressants like serotonin reuptake inhibitors do?
What part of the neuron contains receptors and affect proteins for signal translation?
What part of the neuron contains receptors and affect proteins for signal translation?
What are ionotropic receptors?
What are ionotropic receptors?
Which type of receptor is ionotropic?
Which type of receptor is ionotropic?
Which neurotransmitter tends to open chloride ion channels?
Which neurotransmitter tends to open chloride ion channels?
What are the three subunits of a G protein?
What are the three subunits of a G protein?
What happens when the neurotransmitter binds to a G protein-coupled receptor?
What happens when the neurotransmitter binds to a G protein-coupled receptor?
What do receptor agonists do?
What do receptor agonists do?
What is the effect of a stroke on neurons?
What is the effect of a stroke on neurons?
What is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
What is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
What is the focus of neurophysiology?
What is the focus of neurophysiology?
