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Name: ________________________________________ Period: ______
Synaptic Events Worksheet
Use your textbook to complete this activity…
Label the following parts on the diagram below:
Presynaptic neuron
Nerve impulse
Synaptic end bulb
Synaptic cleft
Neurotransmitter receptors
Voltage-gated channel
Postsynaptic neuron
Closed ion channel
Open ion channel
Synaptic vesicle
Summary of synaptic transmission
process
Summarize how a typical synapse operates below according to your textbook:
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(2) ______________________________________________________________________________
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(3) ______________________________________________________________________________
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(4) ______________________________________________________________________________
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(5) ______________________________________________________________________________
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Why can information only move in one direction across a synapse?
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Why is this probably a good thing?
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Over>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Neurotransmitters
Use your textbook to fill in information about the chemicals listed below…
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Acetylcholine (ACh)
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Glutamate
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Aspartate
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Gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA)
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Glycine
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Norepinephrine (NE)
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Dopamine (DA)
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Serotonin
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Neuropeptides
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Endorphins
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Nitric oxide (NO)
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