Flashcards in Lecture 4 - 2/4 Deck (6)
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1
Q
Multipolar
A
Many dendrites, one axon.
2
Q
Bipolar
A
one axon, one dendrite
3
Q
Unipolar
A
One process from the body
4
Q
Interneurons
A
Connect neurons within the CNS.
5
Q
Which two neurotransmitters make 90% of neurons in the brain?
A
GABA & Glutamate.
6
Q
What are the steps of the sodium/potassium pump?
A
- Sodium/potassium pump produces tension by ionic imbalance.
- Sodium channels open sequentially.
- Sodium moves back in.
- Axon terminal calcium influx, releases neurotransmitter into synapse.
- Neurotransmitter interacts with receptor
- Process starts over in the next neuron.