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Anatomy of a Neuron & Neurotransmitters Practice

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Question 13
13.

Using the chart of Neurotransmitters above (or your notes from yesterday), please match each statement in the left column with the correct neurotransmitter in the right column.

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This neurotransmitter is responsible for Sha'Carri's "runner’s high" and has been called our bodies ‘natural pain killers.
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Dopamine
An imbalance (lack of) of this calming neurotransmitter can cause anxiety and is even linked to epilepsy (seizure disorders).
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Serotonin
This neurotransmitter helped increase blood flow in Tom's blood vessels, activating his fight or flight response so he could run faster after seeing a snake.
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Glutamate
After a stroke, too much of this neurotransmitter is produced and is not able to excite the CNS, and a patient has problems with learning and memory.
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Norepinephrine
This neurotransmitter is released naturally while eating, emotional arousal, and unnaturally as with drug addiction.
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Acetylcholine (ACh)
An imbalance with this neurotransmitter is linked to muscular disorders and Alzheimer's disease.
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Endorphins
This neurotransmitter controls our mood, hunger, and sleep. Low levels of this neurotransmitter is linked to depression. Antidepressants (SSRIs) increase levels of this neurotransmitter.
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GABA
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Question 7
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Nerve Cells, called _______ run through our entire bodies and communicate to each other.
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_______ receives information from other neurons and pass the message through the cell body.
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_______ carries messages away.
Question 10
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What purpose does the Cell Body play?

Question 11
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What purpose does the fatty myelin sheath play?

Question 12
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In order for a message to be sent from one neuron to another neuron, it must cross the _______ . This is a junction between the axon terminals of one neuron and the dendrites of another neuron. (It's a small gap, less than a millionth of an inch wide).