Walden NURS 6630 Psychopharmacology Study Guide with
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1. classic synap- stimulation of a presynaptic neuron (e.g., by neurotrans-
tic neurotrans- mitters, light, drugs, hormones, nerve impulses) causes
mission electrical impulses to be sent to its axon terminal. These
electrical impulses are then converted into chemical mes-
sengers and released to stimulate the receptors of a post-
synaptic neuron.
2. The synaptic is the gap between the presynaptic neuron and the post-
cleft synaptic neuron; it contains proteins and scaffolding and
molecular forms of "synaptic glue" to reinforce the con-
nection between the neurons. Receptors are present on
both sides of this cleft and are key elements of chemical
neurotransmission.
3. the soma is the command center of the nerve and contains the
nucleus of the cell
4. axon Neurons send information via an that forms presy-
naptic terminals as the passes by (en passant) or as
the ends
5. axodendritic synaptic connections between the axon and dendrites of
two neurons
6. axosomatic synaptic connections between the axon and the soma
7. axoaxonic synaptic connections between axons of the two neurons
8. The chemical ba- is how chemical signals are coded, decoded, transduced,
sis of neuro- and sent along the way.
transmission
9. The anatomical is neurons and the connections between them, called
basis of neuro- synapses, sometimes also called the anatomically ad-
transmission dressed nervous system, a complex of "hard-wired"
synaptic connections between neurons, not unlike millions
of telephone wires within thousands upon thousands of
cables
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Verified Answers
1. classic synap- stimulation of a presynaptic neuron (e.g., by neurotrans-
tic neurotrans- mitters, light, drugs, hormones, nerve impulses) causes
mission electrical impulses to be sent to its axon terminal. These
electrical impulses are then converted into chemical mes-
sengers and released to stimulate the receptors of a post-
synaptic neuron.
2. The synaptic is the gap between the presynaptic neuron and the post-
cleft synaptic neuron; it contains proteins and scaffolding and
molecular forms of "synaptic glue" to reinforce the con-
nection between the neurons. Receptors are present on
both sides of this cleft and are key elements of chemical
neurotransmission.
3. the soma is the command center of the nerve and contains the
nucleus of the cell
4. axon Neurons send information via an that forms presy-
naptic terminals as the passes by (en passant) or as
the ends
5. axodendritic synaptic connections between the axon and dendrites of
two neurons
6. axosomatic synaptic connections between the axon and the soma
7. axoaxonic synaptic connections between axons of the two neurons
8. The chemical ba- is how chemical signals are coded, decoded, transduced,
sis of neuro- and sent along the way.
transmission
9. The anatomical is neurons and the connections between them, called
basis of neuro- synapses, sometimes also called the anatomically ad-
transmission dressed nervous system, a complex of "hard-wired"
synaptic connections between neurons, not unlike millions
of telephone wires within thousands upon thousands of
cables
10.
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