Pharmacology: nerves

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  • Created on: 12-04-16 17:40
What is a major goal of the nervous system?
homeostasis
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what type of nerves are afferent neurons?
sensory
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Which nervous system is associated with 'fight of flight'?
sympathetic
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which division of the autonomic nervous system has ganglia located within the tissue or organ?
parasympathetic
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do dendrites receive or transmit information?
receive
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When the action potential is limited by the closure of sodium channels on their own accord - this is called?
sodium inactivation
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The time taken for the sodium channels to recover limits the frequency. This is called?
refractory period
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what type of receptor are the post-synaptic receptors for acetylcholine in the neuromuscular junction?
nicotinic
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the amplitude for post-synaptic potentials are known as?
graded
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what is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain?
glutamate
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what is an important neurotransmitter in the sympathetic nervous system?
noradrenaline
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which cytosolic enzyme acetylates choline to make acetylcholine?
choline acetyltransferase
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what type of nerves are afferent neurons?

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which division of the autonomic nervous system has ganglia located within the tissue or organ?

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do dendrites receive or transmit information?

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