Neurotransmitters and Neurons

Enables muscle action, learning, and memory.

• Acetylcholine (ACh)

• Dopamine

• Glutamate

• GABA

Influences movement, learning, emotion, arousal, and pleasure.

• Dopamine

• Norepinephrine

• Serotonin

• Endorphins

Affects feelings of well being and happiness. Also hunger and sleep.

• Norepinephrine

• Serotonin

• Endorphins

• Acetylcholine (ACh)

Helps control alertness and arousal. Associated with fight or flight.

• Norepinephrine

• GABA

• Glutamate

• Dopamine

A major inhibitory neurotransmitter - it calms firing nerves. GABA is important in producing sleep, reducing anxiety, thus increasing tranquility.

• GABA

• Glutamate

• Endorphins

• Serotonin

A major excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in learning and memory.

• Glutamate

• Dopamine

• Acetylcholine (ACh)

• Endorphins

Pleasurable sensations, euphoria, relaxation and control of pain

• Endorphins

• GABA

• Serotonin

• Dopamine

Which is the following is represented by the letter A?

• Dendrite
• Axon

• Nucleus and Cell Body

• Myelin Sheath

Which is the following is represented by the letter B?

• cell body

• myelin sheath

• dendrite

• axon

Which is represented by the letter E?

• Axon

• Myelin sheath

• dendrite

• cell body