Corso 1

what class of NT is endorphin?

peptide

what class of NT is glutamate?

amino acid

what class of NT is endocannabinoids?

retrograde

what class of NT is dopamine?

biogenic amine

what class of NT is ATP?

purigenic

list the biogenic amine NTs

dopamine (DA)

norepinephrine (NE)

epinephrine (Epi)

5-HT (serotonin)

histamine

melatonin

list the amino acid NTs

glutamate (Glu)

glycine (Gly)

GABA

list the purigenic NTs

adenosine

ATP

ADP

diadenosine

UTP

list the peptide NTs

encephalins

endorphins

substance P

neuropeptide Y

VIP

what NT is this?

acetylcholine (Ach)

what NT is this?

serotonin (5HT)

what NT is this?

dopamine (DA)

what NT is this?

histamine

what NT is this?

norepinephrine (NE)

what NT is this?

epinephrine (epi)

what NT is this?

GABA

what NT is this?

melatonin

what NT is this?

glutamate (Glu)

what NT is this?

glycine (Gly)

where is dopamine found?

substantia nigra

where is serotonin found?

raphe nuclei

where is melatonin found?

pineal gland

where is histamine found?

hypothalamus

where is ACh found?

nucleus basalis

where is norepinephrine found?

locus ceruleus

where is epinephrine found?

adrenal gland

acetylcholine is most associated with which areas of the nervous system?

nucleus basalis projecting to the hippocampus

neuromuscular junction

POST-ganglionic PARAsympathetic neurons projecting to target organs

autonomic PRE-ganglionic neurons projecting to the autonomic ganglia

norepinephrine is most associated with which areas of the nervous system?

locus ceruleus projecting to the cortex

POST-ganglionic SYMpathetic neurons projecting to target organs

serotonin is most associated with which areas of the nervous system?

raphe nucleus projecting to the cortex

what are the three different classes of cells found in the brain?

blood vessels

glia

neurons

what are the 3 different types of neurons in the brain?

multipolar

bipolar

pseuodunipolar

which of the following types of cells are multipolar neurons? (SATA)

a. cerebellar purkinje cells

b. pyramidal cells

c. granule cells

d. astrocytes

e. spinal motor neurons

a

b

c

e

________ are the junctions between neurons

synapses

what are the “branches” of axon?

terminal arborization

what is grey matter?

a. cell body

b. myelin

a.

what is white matter?

a. cell body

b. myelin

b.

what receives information?

a. dendrites

b. axon

a.

what conducts signal away from cell body?

a. dendrites

b. axon

b.

which 2 types of glia cells create the myelin sheaths around axons?

schwann cells

oligodendroglia

which cell type lines the BBB with its “feet”?

astrocytes

what type of glia cells are phagocytic cells that degrade dead cells and debris in the CNS (brain and spinal cord)?

a. microglia

b. ependyma

c. satellite cells

d. astrocytes

a.

what type of glia cells forms the surface layer of cells for the brain, spinal cord, ventrical and central canal?

a. microglia

b. ependyma

c. satellite cells

d. astrocytes

b.

what type of glia cells protect pseudounipolar cell bodies in the sensory dorasal root ganglia (outside the CNS)?

a. microglia

b. ependyma

c. satellite cells

d. astrocytes

c.

what type of glia cells wrap CNS axons with myelin?

a. oligodendroglia

b. schwann cells

a.

what type of glia cells wrap PNS axons with myelin?
a. oligodendroglia

b. schwann cells

b.

Guillain–Barré syndrome is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, an autoimmune disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system. What type of cells would be mostly affected?

a. ependymal cells

b. schwann cells

c. astrocytes

d. oligodendrocytes

b.

what is the movement from axon terminal to cell body?

a. retrograde transport

b. anterograde transport

a.

what is the movement from cell body to axon terminal?

a. retrograde transport

b. anterograde transport

b.

what is a hydrogen ion ATPase primary active transport that pumps protons in?

a. proton transporter

b. vesicular transporter

c. dense core vesicles

d. synaptic vesicles

a.

what is a hydrogen ion neurotransmitter secondary active transport antiporter (hydrogen ion out and NT in)?

a. proton transporter

b. vesicular transporter

c. dense core vesicles

d. synaptic vesicles

b.

what are synaptic vesicles that contain peptide NTs?

a. proton transporter

b. vesicular transporter

c. dense core vesicles

d. synaptic vesicles

c.

what contain small molecule NTs?

a. proton transporter

b. vesicular transporter

c. dense core vesicles

d. synaptic vesicles

d.

what kind of neurons are sensory cells (incoming pain, touch, and temperature info)?

a. pseudounipolar

b. bipolar

c. multipolar

a.

what kind of neurons are special sensory cells (vision, hearing, balance)?

a. pseudounipolar

b. bipolar

c. multipolar

b.

what kind of neurons are motor cells (outgoing info) and interneurons (communication between cells)?

a. pseudounipolar

b. bipolar

c. multipolar

c.