Neurotransmission Crossword Puzzle

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