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SC-T3
Neurology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is presynaptic inhibition? | An inhibitory synapse takes place between the first order and the 2nd order neuron; it will depress the EPSP amplitude in the 2nd order neuron synapse |
| What carries the AP along the axon? | Sodium Ions |
| What is a synapse? | A synapse is a region of approximation between two neurons; a synapse takes place in the synaptic cleft; AP is transmitted from one neuron to another |
| What is an axodendritic synapse? | A synapse between an axon and a dendrite |
| What is an axosomatic synapse? | A snynapse between an axon and a soma |
| What is an axoaxonic synapse? | A synapse between two axons |
| What is required for a synapse to take place? | A pre-synaptic neuron; a synaptic cleft and a post-synaptic neuron |
| What is saltatory conduction? | An interrupted nerve signal along a myelinated axon as it jumps Nodes of Ranier |