Unit 2 Study Guide

Acetylcholine ACTH Actin Action potential Adenylate Cyclase Adrenal Cortex Amplifier Enzyme Anterior Pituitary Astrocyte Autocrine Signals Axon Hillock Axon Terminal Ca2+ Contact-Dependent Signals CRH Cyclic AMP Dendrite Depolarization Endocrine Cell Epinephrine Gap Junction Glucagon G-Protein Coupled Receptors Graded potential Gray Matter Hormone Hyperpolarization Hypothalamus Inositol triphosphate Insulin Lens Ligand-Gated Ion Channels Microglia Muscle fiber Myosin Negative Feedback Neurohormone Neuron Neurotransmitter Nociceptors Nodes of Ranvier Norepinephrine Odorant Receptors Oligodendrocytes Paracrine Signals Phospholipase C Phosphorylation Photoreceptor Posterior Pituitary Prohormone Protein kinase Pupil Receptor Receptor Channels Repolarization Retina Sarcomere Sarcoplasm Sarcoplasmic reticulum Schwann Cells Second Messenger Sensory receptors Sodium Pump Synapse Synaptic Vesicle Target Cell Taste Buds Thalamus Thyroid Gland Tropomyosin Troponin Vestibular apparatus White Matter

Afferent vs Efferent Pathways Anterior vs. Posterior Pituitary Autocrine vs. Paracrine vs. Endocrine Basic Physiology of a Muscle Contraction Basic Physiology of Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch, and Vision Blood-Brain Barrier cAMP vs. Ca2+ signaling Cellular Anatomy of a Neuron Chemical vs. Electrical Synapse Endocrine vs. Exocrine Function of myelination General organization of Nervous System Graded Potential vs. Action Potential HPA and APT Endocrine Axes Intracellular vs. Membrane Receptors Neuroendocrine Reflex Neuromuscular Junction Neurotransmitter vs. Hormone Non-neuronal Cells Outer vs. Middle vs. Inner Ear Pathophysiology of Diabetes Mellitus Processes of an action potential Rods vs. Cones Signal Transduction Pathways Simple Endocrine and Neural Reflex Spinal Reflex Arc Structure of hormones Structure of Muscle Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Types of Neurons Voltage-gated ion channels