tekhnologic

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N EURONS ANSWER

Responsible for sensing change in their

environment and communicating with
other neurons via electrochemical signals.
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C ELL BODY or SOMA ANSWER

It is the center of neuronal metabolism.

Also contains Nissl Substance.
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A STROCYTES ANSWER

_________ are star-shaped glial cells within the

brain and spinal cord, depending on the method
used they make up between 20 and 40% of all
glial cells and have numerous functions.
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N ERVE IMPULSE ANSWER

A _________ is similar to a lightning strike.

Both a __________ and a lightning strike
occur because of differences in electrical
charge, and both result in electric current.
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R ESTING POTENTIAL ANSWER

The sodium-potassium pump maintains an

electrical gradient across the plasma
membrane of a neuron when it is not
actively transmitting a nerve impulse.
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A CTION POTENTIAL ANSWER

A nerve impulse is a sudden reversal of

the electrical gradient across the plasma
membrane of a resting neuron.
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C HEMICAL SYNAPSE ANSWER

At a ________, both the presynaptic and

postsynaptic areas of the cells are full of
molecular machinery that is involved in
the transmission of nerve impulses.
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S YNAPSE ANSWER

__________ are microscopic gaps that

separate the terminal buttons of one
neuron from receptors (usually, located on
the dendrites) of another neuron.
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A XON ANSWER

It arises from the soma, specifically from

an area called the axon hillock, where
action potentials are initiated.
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E PSP ANSWER

In some cases, the change makes the target cell

more likely to fire its own action potential. In this
case, the shift in membrane potential is called an
excitatory postsynaptic potential, or ____.
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D RUGS ANSWER

A chemical substances that have the capacity to alter the

action of neurons; they usually work by influencing the
action of neurotransmitters. Usually used to diagnose,
treat, or prevent illness, to relieve pain and suffering, or
to improve an adverse physiological condition.
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A GONISTIC DRUGS ANSWER

enhance the message carried by the

neurotransmitters; inhibitory neurotransmitters
become more inhibitory, and excitatory
neurotransmitters become more excitatory.
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A DDICTION ANSWER

is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a

persistent and intense urge to engage in certain
behaviors, often usage of a drug, despite substantial
harm and other negative consequences.
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D RUG ADDICTION ANSWER

usually associated with a loss of

day-to-day motivation, which has
significant occupational, domestic,
academic and social harmful effects.