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