Exam 2: Synapses

Activation of autoreceptors tends to ____.​

Which event is most likely to be dependent on ionotropic effects?​

Increased permeability to ____ would most likely result in an IPSP.​

Transmission of information between neurons occurs in the same way as transmission along an axon.​

A graded depolarization is known as an ____.​

Although slower than an action potential,synaptic transmission is still relatively fast because ____.​

In addition to influencing other neurons,____ increases blood flow to a specific area of the brain.​

The amount of temporal summation depends on the rate of stimulation.​

A neuron excretes neurotransmitters through its membrane by a process called ____.​

Which process will most likely result in an IPSP?​

The "spontaneous firing rate" of a neuron refers to ____.​

​Loewi demonstrated that synapses operate by the release of chemicals by ____.

When a vertebrate animal contracts the flexor muscles of a leg,it relaxes the extensor muscles of the same leg.Sherrington considered this evidence for the existence of ____.​

Releasing hormones are synthesized in the ____ and released in the ____.​

An action potential causes the release of neurotransmitters by ____.​

An EPSP is to ____ as an IPSP is to ____.​

What do temporal summation and spatial summation have in common?​

The presynaptic terminal stores high concentrations of neurotransmitter molecules in ____.​

What do dopamine,norepinephrine,and epinephrine share in common?​

Neuropeptides are synthesized in the ____.​