Quiz 3 Flashcards
Match the following neurotransmitters with their functions.
- Acetylcholine (Ach)
- Dopamine (DA)
- Glutamate (Glu)
- Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
a) inhibitory to Basal Ganglia
b) major CNS excitatory neurotransmitter
c) excitatory of the neuromuscular junction
d) excitatory to the autonomic nervous system
Ach– C
DA– A
Glu– B
Adren– D
Match the following parts of a neuron:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
a. dendrite
b. cell body
c. nucleus
d. myelin
e. node of ranvier
T/F: Brain tumors that are cause by proliferation of glial cells are all examples of malignant tumors.
True
Match the following definitions of diseases affecting neurons to their diseases:
Autoimmune disease that reduces
# ACh receptors at neuromuscular junction
Degeneration of Upper Motor Neurons and Lower Motor
Neurons
Degeneration of Dopaminergic producing Neurons
Progressive Demyelinating disease
Neuronal degeneration, neurofibrillary tangles, plaque
a. MS
b. Alzheimers disease
c. ALS
d. Myasthenia Gravis
d. Myasthenia Gravis
c. ALS
e. Parkinsons disease
a. MS
b. Alzheimers disease
The strength of a stimulus is communicated in the _____ of action potentials.
a. velocity
b. amplitude
c. frequency
d. neurotransmitter
c. frequency
