Neurons and Neurotransmitters

Neurons (Def.)

How do neurons communicate?

Central Nervous System (CNS) contains?

Neural Networks (Def.)

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) contains?

What does the PNS do?

What does the CNS do?

Sensory Neurons (Def.)

Motor Neurons (Def.)

Interneurons (Def.)

Reflexes (Def.)

Dendrites (Def.)

Cell Body (Def.)

Axon (Def.)

Terminal Buttons (Def.)

Synapse (Def.)

Membrane of Neuron (Def.)

Ion Channels (Def.)

Resting Membrane Potential (Def.)

What is the charge inside and outside a neuron when it is not active?

Polarised (neurons)

What type of ions are involved in the polarisation of a neuron?

Sodium-Potassium Pump (Def.)

Action Potential (Neural Firing) (Def.)

Excitatory Signals (Def.)

Inhibitory Signals (Def.)

When is an action potential generated?

Myelin Sheath (Def.)

Nodes of Ranvier (Def.)

All-or-None Principle (Def.)

Presynaptic Neuron (Def.)

Postsynaptic Neuron (Def.)

Neurotransmitters (Def.)

Receptors (Def.)

Reuptake (Def.)

Enzyme Deactivation (Def.)

Autoreceptors (Def.)

Antagonists (Def.)

Agonists (Def.)

Acetylcholine (ACh) (functions)

Botulinum Toxin (Def.)

Epinephrine (functions)

Norepinephrine (functions)

Serotonin (functions)

Dopamine (functions)

GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) (functions)

Glutamate (functions)

Endorphines (functions)

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
(SSRIs)

Parkinson's Disease

Deep Brain Stimulation