Neurotransmission Crossword Puzzle
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QUESTIONS LIST:
- glutamate : major excitatory neurotransmitter involved in memory
- dopamine : influences learning, attention and emotion; oversupply linked to schizophrenia
- gaba : major inhibitory transmitter where its undersupply is linked to seizures or insomnia
- acetylcholine : when neurons that produce this neurotransmitter deteriorate, it can cause alzheimer's disease
- antagonist : a molecule that by binding to a receptor site, inhibits a response
- action potential : neural impulse that causes an electrical charge that travels down an axon
- serotonin : affects mood; those who have depression might take antidepressants if they have low _ levels
- refractory period : a period of inactivity after a neuron is fired
- norepinephrine : helps control alertness and arousal
- endorphins : opiate-like transmitters; aka "morphine within"
- reuptake : the sending neuron reabsorbs the excess neurotransmitters through this
- agonist : a molecule that by binding to a receptor site, stimulating a response
- all or nothing response : a neuron's reaction of either firing at full strength or not firing
- synapse : junction between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron
- threshold : level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse (action potential)
- neurotransmitters : chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons and bind to receptor sites on the receiving neuron
