Exam 3: Synapses

Which of the following would most likely result in an IPSP?

Which of the following actions is most likely to be dependent on ionotropic effects?

Marijuana is used medically to enhance memory.

Sherrington deduced that transmission at a synapse must be slower than conduction along an axon. This was based on what kind of evidence?

Most excitatory post-synaptic potentials result in an action potential.

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

"Second messengers" carry their messages to:

COMT and MAO are:

Specialized junctions between neurons are called:

Generally speaking, a neuron will release a greater number of neurotransmitters than what it will respond to with its own receptors.

What happens to acetylcholine after it attaches to a receptor on the postsynaptic cell?

Drugs that grossly distort perception are known as:

____ are specialized junctions between neurons.

The effect of cannabinoids to reduce nausea is most likely mediated by ____ receptors.

What is the function of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase?

A normal, healthy animal never contracts the flexor muscles and the extensor muscles of the same leg at the same time. Why not?

Increased permeability to which of the following ions would most likely result in an IPSP?

The "spontaneous firing rate" of a neuron refers to:

The correct sequence of chemical events at a synapse is:

Which of the following is more typical of a metabotropic effect than an ionotropic effect?