Revised_BJP_MS_
... (Gonzalez et al., 2011; Jayamanne et al., 2006). Immediately following the administration of antagonists, rats received either JZL184 (10mg kg-1 in an injection volume of 2ml kg-1, generously received from Prof Benjamin Cravatt, Scripps Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA) or vehicle (ethanol:cremophor:sal ...
... (Gonzalez et al., 2011; Jayamanne et al., 2006). Immediately following the administration of antagonists, rats received either JZL184 (10mg kg-1 in an injection volume of 2ml kg-1, generously received from Prof Benjamin Cravatt, Scripps Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA) or vehicle (ethanol:cremophor:sal ...
UNIT 3A: Biological Bases of Behavior – Neural Processing and the
... Drugs and other chemicals affect brain chemistry at synapses, often by either amplifying or blocking a neurotransmitter’s activity a. Agonists are molecules that are similar enough to a neurotransmitter to bind to its receptor and mimic its effects ...
... Drugs and other chemicals affect brain chemistry at synapses, often by either amplifying or blocking a neurotransmitter’s activity a. Agonists are molecules that are similar enough to a neurotransmitter to bind to its receptor and mimic its effects ...
The Nervous System : communication
... Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth Strychnine is a neurotoxin which acts as an antagonist of acetylcholine receptors. It primarily affects the motor nerves in the spinal cord which control muscle contrac ...
... Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth Strychnine is a neurotoxin which acts as an antagonist of acetylcholine receptors. It primarily affects the motor nerves in the spinal cord which control muscle contrac ...
The Nervous System
... The Endocrine System • Some concepts about Hormones – Travel through the bloodstream – Some are chemically similar to neurotransmitters • Pituitary Gland = “the master gland” gets orders from the brain (hypothalamus = “the master’s master”) – Basic Feedback system: • Brain (hypothalamus) pituitar ...
... The Endocrine System • Some concepts about Hormones – Travel through the bloodstream – Some are chemically similar to neurotransmitters • Pituitary Gland = “the master gland” gets orders from the brain (hypothalamus = “the master’s master”) – Basic Feedback system: • Brain (hypothalamus) pituitar ...
Anatomy of the Sensory organs
... Stimulation of ganglion cell’s whose axons form the… Optic nerve that cross at the diencephalon and goes to the thalamus that routes info to the visual cortex of occipital lobe and the reflex centers of brain stem • At the optic chiasm, a partial crossover of nerve fibers occurs ...
... Stimulation of ganglion cell’s whose axons form the… Optic nerve that cross at the diencephalon and goes to the thalamus that routes info to the visual cortex of occipital lobe and the reflex centers of brain stem • At the optic chiasm, a partial crossover of nerve fibers occurs ...
The NERVOUS SYSTEM
... A response to the integrated stimuli The response activates muscles or glands The NS does not work alone in maintaining homeostasis. It enlists the Endocrine system for regulating and maintain body functions. • The Neurons (nervous cells) must perform 4 specialized functions 1. Receive informati ...
... A response to the integrated stimuli The response activates muscles or glands The NS does not work alone in maintaining homeostasis. It enlists the Endocrine system for regulating and maintain body functions. • The Neurons (nervous cells) must perform 4 specialized functions 1. Receive informati ...
Chapter 10
... Efferent Division : Autonomic (ANS) and Somatic Motor Control (SNS) (Control of Body Systems) ...
... Efferent Division : Autonomic (ANS) and Somatic Motor Control (SNS) (Control of Body Systems) ...
Unit XIV: Regulation
... - Cerebrum – larger in humans than other organisms - many convolutions – increase surface area - senses, motor, associative functions (memory thought, reasoning) - voluntary movement ...
... - Cerebrum – larger in humans than other organisms - many convolutions – increase surface area - senses, motor, associative functions (memory thought, reasoning) - voluntary movement ...
METABOLIC-REDOX ADAPTATIONS OF NEURONS AND
... Energy and redox conservation in the brain requires metabolic cooperation between distinct cell types. We have identified mechanisms and factors that maintain cell specific programs to allow this metabolic-redox collaboration. Neurons show a high dependence on mitochondrial oxidative metabolism for ...
... Energy and redox conservation in the brain requires metabolic cooperation between distinct cell types. We have identified mechanisms and factors that maintain cell specific programs to allow this metabolic-redox collaboration. Neurons show a high dependence on mitochondrial oxidative metabolism for ...
figures from Lin et al.
... 19. How do G proteins contribute to the function of photoreceptors? a. G proteins are stimulated by rhodopsin to activate a phosphodiesterase, which consumes cGMP.-YES b. G proteins directly receive photons and change their shape in response to the photons. c. G proteins sequester calcium, thus prom ...
... 19. How do G proteins contribute to the function of photoreceptors? a. G proteins are stimulated by rhodopsin to activate a phosphodiesterase, which consumes cGMP.-YES b. G proteins directly receive photons and change their shape in response to the photons. c. G proteins sequester calcium, thus prom ...
Neural-Ville
... 3. It may bind to the first cell's autoreceptors, which tell that cell not to release any more of the neurotransmitter molecules, then leave the autoreceptor and continue trying to bind again somewhere until its activity is ended by step 4, 5 or 6. ...
... 3. It may bind to the first cell's autoreceptors, which tell that cell not to release any more of the neurotransmitter molecules, then leave the autoreceptor and continue trying to bind again somewhere until its activity is ended by step 4, 5 or 6. ...
Chapter 9: Nervous System guide—Please complete these notes on
... 6. Action potential that results causes a bioelectric current that stimulates adjacent portions of membrane 7. Wave of action potentials travels axon as nerve impulse ...
... 6. Action potential that results causes a bioelectric current that stimulates adjacent portions of membrane 7. Wave of action potentials travels axon as nerve impulse ...
The Nervous System
... 8. Know that the conduction of nerve impulses along a neuron involves movement of ions 9. Say what a neurotransmitter is 10. Explain that a synapse is the region where two neurons come into close contact 11. Explain that a synaptic cleft is the gap between the neurons 12. Explain the activation and ...
... 8. Know that the conduction of nerve impulses along a neuron involves movement of ions 9. Say what a neurotransmitter is 10. Explain that a synapse is the region where two neurons come into close contact 11. Explain that a synaptic cleft is the gap between the neurons 12. Explain the activation and ...
Document
... Sensory information Sensory info to CNS 1. Sensory reception 2. Transduction Graded potential Ion channels open or close Receptor potential Change in membrane potential Depolarization ...
... Sensory information Sensory info to CNS 1. Sensory reception 2. Transduction Graded potential Ion channels open or close Receptor potential Change in membrane potential Depolarization ...
Excitatory amino acid receptors
... – mGluR 1-8 •Group I = mGluR 1&5 linked to PLC •Group II = mGluR 2&3 linked to adenylate cyclase •Group III = mGluR 4&6-8 linked to adenylate cyclase ...
... – mGluR 1-8 •Group I = mGluR 1&5 linked to PLC •Group II = mGluR 2&3 linked to adenylate cyclase •Group III = mGluR 4&6-8 linked to adenylate cyclase ...
KS4_nervous_models_Pupil_Sheets
... An electrical impulse cannot travel across a gap so another mechanism needs to be used. When the impulse reaches the end of the neuron chemicals called neurotransmitters are released into the gap. These diffuse across and bind to receptors in the next neuron which sets off a new impulse. ...
... An electrical impulse cannot travel across a gap so another mechanism needs to be used. When the impulse reaches the end of the neuron chemicals called neurotransmitters are released into the gap. These diffuse across and bind to receptors in the next neuron which sets off a new impulse. ...
Key Stage 4 – Nervous models Pupil worksheet
... An electrical impulse cannot travel across a gap so another mechanism needs to be used. When the impulse reaches the end of the neuron chemicals called neurotransmitters are released into the gap. These diffuse across and bind to receptors in the next neuron which sets off a new impulse. ...
... An electrical impulse cannot travel across a gap so another mechanism needs to be used. When the impulse reaches the end of the neuron chemicals called neurotransmitters are released into the gap. These diffuse across and bind to receptors in the next neuron which sets off a new impulse. ...
Week 5
... Smell or olfaction is the other "chemical" sense. Unlike taste, there are hundreds of olfactory receptors (388 according to one source[4]), each binding to a particular molecular feature. Odor molecules possess a variety of features and, thus, excite specific receptors more or less strongly. This c ...
... Smell or olfaction is the other "chemical" sense. Unlike taste, there are hundreds of olfactory receptors (388 according to one source[4]), each binding to a particular molecular feature. Odor molecules possess a variety of features and, thus, excite specific receptors more or less strongly. This c ...
Drosophila melanogaster
... virgin female prefer sucrose to yeast. After mating, female undergoes a switch, and prefers yeast to sucrose. A vertebrate neuropeptide, neuromedin U (NMU) plays an important role in modulating central energy homeostasis including feeding behavior. Here, we report that hugin, Drosophila counterpart ...
... virgin female prefer sucrose to yeast. After mating, female undergoes a switch, and prefers yeast to sucrose. A vertebrate neuropeptide, neuromedin U (NMU) plays an important role in modulating central energy homeostasis including feeding behavior. Here, we report that hugin, Drosophila counterpart ...
14.1 Nervous Control notes - Mr Cartlidge`s Saigon Science Blog
... 14.1 Nervous control in humans Describe a nerve impulse - an electrical signal that passes along nerve cells called neurones Describe the human nervous system in terms of: – the central nervous system consisting of brain and spinal cord – the peripheral nervous system – coordination and regulation o ...
... 14.1 Nervous control in humans Describe a nerve impulse - an electrical signal that passes along nerve cells called neurones Describe the human nervous system in terms of: – the central nervous system consisting of brain and spinal cord – the peripheral nervous system – coordination and regulation o ...
Neurotransmitters & Synapses - IB
... • Dopamine activates the “reward pathway” • Receptors constantly stimulated in drug addiction • Over-stimulation decreases the number of receptors and the remaining receptors become less sensitive to dopamine • More and more of the drug is needed to have the normal sense of well-being ...
... • Dopamine activates the “reward pathway” • Receptors constantly stimulated in drug addiction • Over-stimulation decreases the number of receptors and the remaining receptors become less sensitive to dopamine • More and more of the drug is needed to have the normal sense of well-being ...
