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| Functional juction that mediates info transfer from one neuron to the next or from neuron to effector cells |
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| Neuron propogating impulses towards the synapse. (sender) |
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| the neuron producing the electrical signal in response to the arriving nerve impulse. (receiver) |
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| Three ways in which neurotransmitters can be terminated |
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| Degradation by enzymes, reuptake, and diffusion |
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| Neurotransmitters bind to open ion channels. Receptor site and ion channels are in the same protein. |
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| promote broarder longer lasting effects through second-messenger molecules. Receptor site is in one membrane protein and ion channel is in another. |
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| known to bring about widespread metabolic changes in NT acting indirectly |
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| In spinal motor neurons, the transition from graded potential to AP takes place at the |
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| In sensory neuron AP is generated by |
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| receptor potential at the end of the peripheral axonal process |
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