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18 Cards in this Set
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synapse is the junction between
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1 neuron and another
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most ____ are axodendritic or axosomatic (axons touch)
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synapse
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2 types of synapses
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electrical - chemical
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chemical synapse needs a
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chemical neurotransmitter
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electrical synapses are ____ common
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not
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in an electrical synapse protein channels connect ____ ____ directly to ____ ____
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presynaptic neurons - postsynaptic neurons
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in an electrical synapse ions flow
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from 1 neuron to the next
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transmissions in an electrical synapse are ____
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rapid
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electrical synapses are located in some ____ ____
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brain areas
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most types of synapses are ____
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chemical
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in chemical synapse ____ are released from synaptic knob of ____ ____
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neurotransmitter - presynaptic neuron
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in chemical synapse ____ binds to ____ on ____ ____
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neurotransmitter - receptors - postsynaptic membrane
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in chemical synapse binding of neurotransmitter to receptor causes ____ to change in ____ ____
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permeability - postsynaptic membrane
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neurotransmitters are released at ____ synapse
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chemical
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neurotransmitters are ____ produced in the ____ ____ or ____ ____ of the neuron
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chemicals - cell body - synaptic knob
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neurotransmitters are stored in ____ ____ in the ____ ____
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synaptic vesicles - synaptic knob
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____ ____ causes release of neurotransmitters into the ____ ____
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nerve impulses - synaptic cleft
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when bound to receptors on the ____ ____, the neurotransmitter can either ____ or ____ the postsynaptic neuron
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postsynaptic neuron - excite - inhibit
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