Week 3 Asynchronous Assignment

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Across
  1. 1. : A drug that cannot produce the same maximal effect as a full agonist (15 letters).
  2. 3. : The type of glial cell responsible for myelinating axons in the central nervous system (10)
  3. 6. : A rapid rise and fall in electrical membrane potential (14 letters).
  4. 8. : The insulating layer around many axons that increases the speed of action potentials (6)
  5. 10. : The process of carrying materials from the neuron cell body to the axon terminal (12)
  6. 14. : How much drug is needed to bind 50% of the target (8 letters).
  7. 16. : Type of scale used to plot concentration-response curves to show a wide range of data (11 letters).
  8. 19. : The process of sending signals through the nervous system (17 letters).
  9. 23. : The type of neuron that carries impulses away from the central nervous system (7)
  10. 24. : The process by which damaged neurons can repair themselves (11)
  11. 28. : The process of carrying materials from the axon terminal back to the neuron cell body (10)
  12. 30. - Indicates one of the roles of voltage-gated channels in the action potential phases.
  13. 31. : A type of white matter tract that connects different parts of the same hemisphere in the brain (11)
  14. 34. : The type of glial cell responsible for forming the blood-brain barrier (10)
  15. 36. : A neuroglial cell type found in the peripheral nervous system that surrounds neuron cell bodies within ganglia (8)
  16. 37. : How much drug is needed to produce 50% of the maximal effect (7 letters).
  17. 38. : Refers to the receiving side of a synapse (12 letters).
  18. 39. : A drug that decreases receptor activity and has negative efficacy (14 letters).
  19. 40. : The level of activity of some receptors in the absence of a ligand (18 letters).
Down
  1. 2. : A neurotransmitter involved in muscle movement (14 letters).
  2. 4. : An autoimmune disorder that affects neuromuscular transmission (15 letters).
  3. 5. : The change in membrane potential towards zero (14 letters).
  4. 7. : The process of transferring a signal between neurons (20 letters).
  5. 9. : The gray matter structure in the spinal cord that contains neuron cell bodies (4)
  6. 11. : How much drug effect can be produced relative to a full agonist (7 letters).
  7. 12. : The structural component of the peripheral nerve that surrounds each axon (8)
  8. 13. - Explains how the resting membrane potential is generated and the basis of membrane potential.
  9. 15. : Binds to the target but cannot activate it; has efficacy of zero (21 letters).
  10. 17. : A depolarization of the skeletal muscle fiber caused by neurotransmitter binding (17 letters).
  11. 18. : The specialized region of a muscle fiber's membrane at a neuromuscular junction (14 letters).
  12. 20. : The space between adjacent Schwann cells where the axon is exposed (8)
  13. 21. : The ability of a drug to activate the target (16 letters).
  14. 22. : A condition where antibodies impair neurotransmitter release (19 letters).
  15. 25. : Refers to the sending side of a synapse (11 letters).
  16. 26. - Represents the simplified equation, which accounts for both the chemical and electrical driving forces on ions.
  17. 27. : The process of reusing synaptic vesicles (15 letters).
  18. 29. : A disease caused by a toxin that inhibits neurotransmitter release (8 letters).
  19. 32. : Produces the maximum possible response (12 letters).
  20. 33. Hyperpolarization - Phases of the action potential where voltage-gated channels play distinct roles.
  21. 35. : The junction between two neurons (7 letters).