Nervous System 1

Question	Answer
The 4 different types of Glia?	Microglia, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, ependymal cells.
What Systems make up the central Nervous System?	Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System
Definition of the Synapse	Synapse is the region of communication between one neuron and another neuron(within the CNS/PNS) and an effector cell.
What are Neurotransmitters?	Chemicals that signal between a neuron and another cell made in the neuronal cell body transported to the axon terminal packaged into vesicles classified according to their chemical structure
Name 4 Neurotransmitters	Acetylcholine Amines Amino acuds Neuropeptides
5 key steps in Neurotransmission	1. Synthesis of neurontransmitters 2.Storage of neurontransmitters in vesicles 3. Release of Neurotransmitter at synapse 4. Receptor Binding and activation 5. Inactivation

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