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RECALL
Synapse
Presynaptic
Postsynaptic
The
How
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5zFgT4aofA
*NEUROTRANSMITTERS
The
Some
Some
- released from
vesicles in the end plates of
neurons, makes the postsynaptic
membranes more permeable to
sodium ions
This
is excitatory!
If
So
excitatory/ inhibitory
Norepinephrine excitatory/inhibitory
Dopamine generally excitatory
Serotonin generally inhibitory
GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid)
inhibitory
Complete
notes
NEURAL PATHWAYS
Some pathways require more than one neuron to
fire in order for a message to be sent.
This is called summation.
PRACTICE
What will happen if:
only neuron A fires?
only neuron B fires?
only neuron C fires?
A and B fire?
A and C fire?
all three fire?
Depressants
Mimics
Blocks
neurotransmitter &
Stimulates receptor
Decreases rate of
breakdown or
diffusion of
neurotransmitter
Increases rate of
release of the
neurotransmitter
receptor site
- normal
neurotransmitter
Decreases synthesis
and storage of
neurotransmitter
Increases rate of
breakdown of
neurotransmitter
HINTS
Mouse Party Computer Lab
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addic
tion/drugs/mouse.html
Book pg 423
LSD
Cocaine
Alcohol
Methamphetamines
Marijuana
Ecstacy
Heroine
Pre-synaptic neuron
Post-synaptic neuron
Axon
Dendrite
Synaptic cleft
Synaptic vesicles
Pre synaptic membrane
Post synaptic membrane
Receptors
TO DO:
Synapse Diagram
Chapter Questions