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12 Cards in this Set
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The nerve cells |
-100 billion nerve cells |
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Intercellular communication |
-the nerve cells do not touch one another |
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action potential |
-spreads throughout the dendrites, cell body, and the axon |
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presynaptic neuro |
-the neuron that releases the neurotransmitters |
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postsynaptic neuron |
-the neuron that receives the neurotransmitters |
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conduction |
-the process of impulse movement along the axon |
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transmission |
-the passage of the impulse across the synaptic space ` |
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receptors |
-last 12-24 hours long -14 types of serotonin receptor found as of now -many are inhibitory and some are excitatory -activities categorized into 5 types (signaling mechanisms) |
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reuptake transporter pump |
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ion-channel mediated process |
-known as ionic -most psychotropic medicatiosn do not operate via most ionic receptor |
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G-protein mediated second messenger system |
-known as metabotropic -metabolotropic actions involve graduate chagnes in neuronal functioning |
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ligands |
-a molecule that binds to a receptor |
