PSL 431 Week Four
Across
- 1. Principal excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain.
- 4. Positive shift in membrane potential.
- 5. Chemical signals used between neurons.
- 9. Minimum cell potential required to cause an action potential.
- 11. Adequate cell depolarization unplugs this receptor, allowing calcium to enter.
- 13. Chronic low doses causes profound down regulation of nAchR.
- 14. Blocks dopamine reuptake.
- 15. This neuron experiences EPSPs.
- 17. All-or-nothing voltage pulse.
- 19. Continuously variable voltage changes, simply conducted.
- 20. Slowly opening potassium channel.
- 23. V-gated Calcium channels on this neuron mediate neurotransmitter release.
- 26. Long process, specialized for propagation of electrical signal.
- 29. Negative shift in membrane potential beyond resting potential.
- 31. Intracellular location of secreted neurotransmitters such as dopamine.
- 32. Key neurotransmitter in the addiction pathway.
- 33. Signaling cells of the nervous system.
- 36. Response continues for as long as stimulus does.
- 37. Phosphorylates itself during long term potentiation.
- 38. Voltage-gated sodium channel during refractory period.
- 39. Space between neurons through which chemical signals travel.
Down
- 2. Connexons are an important component of this type of synapse.
- 3. Describes electric force need to balance concentration gradient for ions.
- 6. Graded depolarization of membrane occurring around a ligand bound receptor.
- 7. This ion forms the basis for the NMDAR voltage gate.
- 8. The V-gated channel for this ion only opens at considerable depolarization.
- 10. Ion responsible for depolarization of neurons.
- 12. Receiving end of chemical signal.
- 16. Describes how the strength of a synapse can be changed over time.
- 18. Important neurotransmitter at neuro-muscular junction.
- 21. Graded hyperpolarization of membrane occurring around a ligand bound receptor.
- 22. GPCRs that are found on olfactory sensory neurons.
- 24. These proteins mediate vesicle fusion.
- 25. Responds dynamically to changing stimulus.
- 26. Ligand (solely) gated ion channel, responds to glutamate.
- 27. This form of synapse requires no physical connection between communicating cells.
- 28. This type of propagation would not occur without the refractory period.
- 30. Negative shift in membrane potential back to resting potential.
- 34. Chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
- 35. Leak channels for this ion primarily drive resting membrane potential.
- 37. Protein, important in long term potentiation, and activated by calcium.