LECTURE 2 Flashcards by Shukan Jani

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3 COMPONENTS TO NEURAL TRANSMISSION

Integration, firing (action)===, chemical transmission

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Myelin

Made by oligodendrocytes

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Electrochemical Signaling

Action potential reaches terminal potential
Ca2+ ions flow in, channels open
synaptic vesicles released due to Ca2+
vesicles attach to axon membranes at release site
Vesicles open, neurotransmitters enter synapse
Neurotransmitter attaches to postsynaptic
Vesicle material is recycled
Vesicles return or are refilled

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Reuptake, glial cell degradation, autoreceptors, enzymatic deactivation, diffusion

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LECTURE 2 Flashcards

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