neurobio final review quiz
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jessieannsmith on April 29, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Which of the following differentiates the AMPA and the NMDA glutamate-gated channels? | The activation of NMDA receptors can cause widespread and lasting changes in the postsynaptic neuron. The NMDA-gated channels are permeable to both Na+ and Ca2+. The inward current through NMDA-gated channels is voltage-dependent. |
| Only EPSPs can act through spatial summation. | False. |
| The synaptic vesicles containing acetylcholine are positioned at the active zone, which is a release site on the postsynaptic terminal. | False. |
| Otto Loewi was credited for which of the following discoveries? | Showing that a soluble substance was released from the vagus nerve, altering heart rate. |
| ligands for AMPA receptor, NMDA receptor, and kaintase receptors are | agonists |
| Examples of inhibitory neurotransmitters are: | glycine and gaba. |
| Which of the following is NOT involved in vesicle exocytosis? | dynamin |
| A metabotropic neurotransmitter receptor is: | not an ion channel activating second messenger systems following binding of the neurotransmitter leading to an opening of an ion channel from the inside out sometimes coupled to trimeric G proteins |
| The following neurotransmitters are amines, except: | Glycine |
| ______ causes neuromuscular paralysis by __________, whereas ___________ causes neuromuscular paralysis by _________. | DTT, inhibiting the acetylcholinesterase, curare, binding and blocking the Ach channels from opening |
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