THE MINDS MACHINE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULL REVIEW SHEET
●● Endogenous
Answer: produced inside the body
●● Chemical Neurotransmission: Review the neuronal processes leading
tot the release of neurotransmitter into a synapse
Answer:
●● Chemical Neurotransmission: Explain how receptors capture,
recognize, and respond to molecules of neurotransmitter
Answer:
●● Chemical Neurotransmission: Describe general properties shared by
most neurotransmitters, and identify the major chemical families of
transmitters
Answer:
●● Chemical Neurotransmission: Trace the neuroanatomical distribution
of the major neurotransmitter, and briefly discuss some of their
functional roles
,Answer:
●● presynaptic
Answer: located on the "transmitting" side of a synapse
●● synapse
Answer: the cellular location at which information is transmitted from a
neuron to another cell
●● neurotransmitter
Answer: a specialized protein that is embedded in the cell membrane,
allowing it to selectively sense and react to molecules of the
corresponding neurotransmitter
●● reuptake
Answer: the reabsorption of molecules of neurotransmitter by the
neurons that released them, thereby ending the signaling activity of the
transmitter molecules
●● transporter
Answer: a specialized membrane component that returns transmitter
molecules to the presynaptic neuron for reuse
●● ionotropic recptor
, Answer: also called ligand-gated ion channel. a receptor protein
containing an ion channel that opens when the receptor is boud by an
agonist.
●● metabotropic receptor
Answer: a receptor protein that does not contain ion channels but may,
when activated, use a G protein system to open nearby ion channels or to
produce other cellualr effects.
●● receptor subtype
Answer: any type of receptor having functional characteristics that
distinguish it from other types of receptors for the same neurotransmitter
●● amino acid neurotransmitter
Answer: a neurotransmitter that is itself an amino acid. examples include
GABA , glycine, and glutamate
●● peptide neurotransmitter
Answer: also called neuropeptide. a neurotransmitter consisting of a
short chain of amino acids.
●● amine neurotransmitter
Answer: A neurotransmitter based on modifications of a single amino
acid nucleus. Examples include acetylcholine, serotonin, and dopamine.
EVALUATION QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
FULL REVIEW SHEET
●● Endogenous
Answer: produced inside the body
●● Chemical Neurotransmission: Review the neuronal processes leading
tot the release of neurotransmitter into a synapse
Answer:
●● Chemical Neurotransmission: Explain how receptors capture,
recognize, and respond to molecules of neurotransmitter
Answer:
●● Chemical Neurotransmission: Describe general properties shared by
most neurotransmitters, and identify the major chemical families of
transmitters
Answer:
●● Chemical Neurotransmission: Trace the neuroanatomical distribution
of the major neurotransmitter, and briefly discuss some of their
functional roles
,Answer:
●● presynaptic
Answer: located on the "transmitting" side of a synapse
●● synapse
Answer: the cellular location at which information is transmitted from a
neuron to another cell
●● neurotransmitter
Answer: a specialized protein that is embedded in the cell membrane,
allowing it to selectively sense and react to molecules of the
corresponding neurotransmitter
●● reuptake
Answer: the reabsorption of molecules of neurotransmitter by the
neurons that released them, thereby ending the signaling activity of the
transmitter molecules
●● transporter
Answer: a specialized membrane component that returns transmitter
molecules to the presynaptic neuron for reuse
●● ionotropic recptor
, Answer: also called ligand-gated ion channel. a receptor protein
containing an ion channel that opens when the receptor is boud by an
agonist.
●● metabotropic receptor
Answer: a receptor protein that does not contain ion channels but may,
when activated, use a G protein system to open nearby ion channels or to
produce other cellualr effects.
●● receptor subtype
Answer: any type of receptor having functional characteristics that
distinguish it from other types of receptors for the same neurotransmitter
●● amino acid neurotransmitter
Answer: a neurotransmitter that is itself an amino acid. examples include
GABA , glycine, and glutamate
●● peptide neurotransmitter
Answer: also called neuropeptide. a neurotransmitter consisting of a
short chain of amino acids.
●● amine neurotransmitter
Answer: A neurotransmitter based on modifications of a single amino
acid nucleus. Examples include acetylcholine, serotonin, and dopamine.
