Reabsorption of neurotransmitters into the presynaptic neuron is referred to as:

Related Mcqs:

1. The junction where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with a receiving neuron is called the___________?

   A. Reuptake site
   B. Receptor site
   C. Synapse
   D. Axon terminal
   E. None of these

2. The junction where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with a receiving neuron is called the ______________?

   A. reuptake site
   B. receptor site
   C. synapse
   D. axon terminal

3. Increased level of_______causes increased water reabsorption in distal parts of Kidney:

   A. Latinizing hormone
   B. Thyroid stimulating hormone
   C. Oxytocin
   D. Luteinizing hormone

4. An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitters known as ____________ is linked to seizures.

   A. Ach
   B. GABA
   C. interneurons
   D. serotonin

5. Nerve cell bodies and dendrites are not the only locations sensitives to neurotransmitters. Receptor sites can also be found on:

   A. muscles and glands
   B. skeletal joints
   C. axon terminals
   D. all vital organs

6. The neurotransmitters basic to synaptic transmission are stored in ___________?

   A. vesicles
   B. end plates
   C. receptors
   D. dendrites

7. AD/HD is thought to be at least partly caused by an imbalanced of two neurotransmitters in the brain. One his norepinephrine (also known as noradrenaline), what is the other?

   A. Dopamine
   B. Acetylcholine
   C. Epinephrine
   D. Glutamate

8. Which one of the following do we know to be true about inhibitory neurotransmitters?

   A. Inhibitory neurotransmitters increase the excitability of a cell
   B. The classic inhibitory neurotransmitter is glutamate
   C. Increasing chloride ion flow into the interior of the cell decreases the cell’s negativity
   D. Increasing the cell’s negativity is called hyperpolarization

9. Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures through which information flows in a neuron?

   A. dendrites to cell body to synapse
   B. axon to soma to dendrites
   C. dendrites to soma to axon
   D. glia to dendrites to axon

10. Communication within a neuron is_______________, while communication between neurons is________________.

    A. chemical; electrical
    B. electrical; mechanical
    C. electrical; chemical
    D. mechanical; electrical