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Flashcards by Elaine Corrigan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Elaine Corrigan
about 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| The 4 different types of Glia? | Microglia, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells. |
| What Systems make up the central Nervous System? | Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System |
| Definition of the Synapse | Synapse is the region of communication between one neuron and another neuron(within the CNS/PNS) and an effector cell. |
| What are Neurotransmitters? | Chemicals that signal between a neuron and another cell made in the neuronal cell body transported to the axon terminal packaged into vesicles classified according to their chemical structure |
| Name 4 Neurotransmitters | Acetylcholine Amines Amino acuds Neuropeptides |
| 5 key steps in Neurotransmission | 1. Synthesis of neurontransmitters 2.Storage of neurontransmitters in vesicles 3. Release of Neurotransmitter at synapse 4. Receptor Binding and activation 5. Inactivation |
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