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WorksheetsSynaptic Transmission
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The process by which neighbouring neurons communicate with each other
Neurotransmitters
Synaptic transmission
Endocrine system
Nervous system
The proper name for brain chemicals
Hormones
Neurons
Neurotransmitters
Synapse
The name of the specialised gap between 2 neurons
Dendrites
Terminal buttons
Synaptic Vesicles
Synapse
The part of the neuron which houses the neurotransmitters
Dendrites
Terminal buttons
Synaptic Vesicles
Synapse
The part of the neuron which contains the synaptic vesicles
Dendrites
Terminal buttons
Synaptic Vesicles
Synapse
When the action potential travels down the axon it reaches which part of the neuron?
Dendrite
Cell body
Terminal button
Nucleus
What 3 things happen to the neurotransmitters when they get released into the synaptic gap?
They diffuse across the synaptic gap
They attach to receptor sites on the post synaptic dendrite via lock and key mechanism
Any left over neurotransmitters gets taken back into pre-synaptic terminal button via re-uptake channels
The axon takes it back in
The adding together of all the energy from action potential which come into a synaptic gap
Addition
Multiplication
Summation
Anti depressants (SSRIs) work via
Blocking the receptor sites on the dendrites
Blocking the re-uptake channels on the pre synaptic terminal buttons
Blocking the synaptic gap
Blocking the axon
Type of synapse which increases the chance of the next neuron firing
Inhibitory
Excitatory
Neurotransmitters
Neuron
Type of synapse which decreases the chance of the next neuron firing
Inhibitory
Excitatory
Neurotransmitters
Neuron
Type of neurotransmitters which is inhibitory so decreases the chance of the next neuron firing
Noradrenaline
GABA
Melatonin
Adrenaline
Type of neurotransmitters which is excitatory so increases the chance of the next neuron firing
Noradrenaline
GABA
Melatonin
Adrenaline
What is housed in the synaptic vesicles
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
Proteins
Dendrites
A positive skew has the following 2 characteristics
Majority as shown by the mode get high scores
Majority as shown by the mode get low scores
A small number (outliers) get low score so drags the tail out to the left
A small number (outliers) get high score so drags the tail out to the right
