Ion Pumping Mechanisms in Cells

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What is responsible for converting electrical information into chemical information at the pre-synaptic neuronal terminal?

Effector binding

Ionic flux

Neurotransmitter release

Calcium influx (correct)

Which component binds to the released neurotransmitter on the pre-synaptic membrane?

Second messenger pathway

Autoreceptor

Receptor protein (correct)

Enzyme

What does the activation of the receptor on the pre-synaptic membrane lead to?

Inhibition of neurotransmitter release

Decreased ionic flux

Activation of second messenger pathways (correct)

Depolarisation of the pre-synaptic membrane

How is chemical information encoded by neurotransmitters converted back into electrical information?

Action potentials in the post-synaptic membrane Signup and view all the answers

What role do neurotransmitters play in a functional brain network?

Gating synaptic plasticity Signup and view all the answers

How is neurotransmission controlled at the presynaptic terminal?

By autoreceptors Signup and view all the answers

What happens when neurotransmission goes wrong?

Impaired information transfer between neurons Signup and view all the answers

What initiates the process of neurotransmitter release at the pre-synaptic neuronal terminal?

Electrical stimulation Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of neurotransmitters modulating the flow and rate of information transfer within a network?

Enhancing synaptic plasticity Signup and view all the answers

In what form is information propagated from one nerve cell to another?

Electrical signals through ion channels Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is responsible for converting electrical information into chemical information at the pre-synaptic neuronal terminal?

Which component binds to the released neurotransmitter on the pre-synaptic membrane?

What does the activation of the receptor on the pre-synaptic membrane lead to?

How is chemical information encoded by neurotransmitters converted back into electrical information?

What role do neurotransmitters play in a functional brain network?

How is neurotransmission controlled at the presynaptic terminal?

What happens when neurotransmission goes wrong?

What initiates the process of neurotransmitter release at the pre-synaptic neuronal terminal?

What is a consequence of neurotransmitters modulating the flow and rate of information transfer within a network?

In what form is information propagated from one nerve cell to another?

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