Exam 2 Kahoot

• When a neuron is sending signals to the cell body of a second neuron, we call this a _ synapse.

  Axosomatic
• _ must join with synaptotagmin in order to alter SNARE as the trigger for neurotransmitter exocytosis.

  Calcium
• The _ complex is necessary for exocytosis of neurotransmitters.

  SNARE Fusion Complex

  Calcium Synaptogmin Complex
• Receptors that utilize secondary messengers are called _ receptors.

  Metabotropic
• Synapses from a neuron to a muscle cell are called _ junctions.

  Neuromuscular
• Receptors that directly open an ion channel are called _ receptors.

  Ionotropic
• What are the two acetycholine receptors called?

  Nicotinic and Muscarinic
• Which of the following would generate an EPSP?

  Ca 2+ entering the cell.
• Which of the following would generate an IPSP?

  K+ leaving the cell

  Cl- entering the cell
• T/F: The nicotinic receptor is a metabotropic receptor.

  False
• T/F: The nicotinic receptor will always generate an EPSP.

  True
• What enzyme breaks down acetycholine and is located on the membrane of the post-synaptic cell?

  Acetycholinesterase (Ache)
• Atropine is an acetylcholine _.

  Antagonist
• Serotonin is derived from what amino acid?

  Tryptophan
• Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Epinephrine are derived from what amino acid?

  Tyrosine
• _ is the enzyme located in the cytoplasm of the terminal bouton that breaks down monoamines.

  MAO ( monoamine oxidase )
• Catechol-o-methyl transferase will break down all of the following except _.

  Serotonin
• A _ is any enzyme that adds a phosphate group to a molecule.

  Kinase
• A _ is any enzyme that removes a phosphate group from a molecule.

  Phosphatase
• Which of the following is NOT a neurotransmitter?

  Epinephrine -> its a hormone
• Which of the following can be either a neurotransmitter or a hormone?

  Norepinephrine
• In the monoamine mechanism of action, the regulatory subunit prefers to bind to _ when present.

  cAMP
• The cell bodies of neurons that produce dopamine are found in what segment of the brain?

  Mesencephalon
• Most of the limbic system is found in what segment of the brain?

  Telencephalon
• The floor of the diencephalon is called the _.

  Hypothalamus
• What dangles from the floor of the diencephalon?

  Pituitary Gland
• what gland is located in the epithalamus?

  Pineal Gland
• The _ is responsible for the unconscious control of your skeletal muscles. It refines the movement of the muscles.

  Cerebellum
• A byproduct of producing dopamine is _.

  Melanin
• T/F: Strattera is a drug used to treat ADD that is commonly abused.

  False
• T/F: GABA and Glycine both open a Chloride channel and generate an IPSP.

  True
• Glycine is antagonistic to _.

  Ach
• __ is the neurotransmitter involved in sensations of pain.

  Substance P
• __ are the group of neurotransmitters that help with relief of pain and euphoria.

  Endogenous Opioids
• __ is the gaseous neurotransmitter involved in the Viagra mechanism of action.

  Nitric Oxide
• Ritalin is a drug used to treat ADD that is commonly abused as it deals with what NT?

  Dopamine
• T/F: In order to contract a muscle, you need to inhibit the antagonistic muscle at the same time.

  True
• _ can cause spastic paralysis by disrupting the SNARE complex of inhibitory somatic motor neurons.

  Tetanus
• A form of synaptic plasticity where a NT acts on the presynaptic cell is known as _ transmission.

  Retrograde
• T/F: Glutamate is an inhibitory amino acid neurotransmitter that opens a Chloride channel.

  False