Lesson 704 of 1524
Basic Neurochemistry
The function of these neurotransmitters is determined by the region of the brain they innervate, the type and location of the receptor, and the nature of the mechanisms induced by the receptor.
Practice this chapterThe function of these neurotransmitters is determined by the region of the brain they innervate, the type and location of the receptor, and the nature of the mechanisms induced by the receptor. The brain obtains lipids, amino acids, and sugars from the metabolism of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates from the diet.
Neurons modify these precursor molecules enzymatically into neurotransmitters, store them inside small lipid-walled vesicles and maintain them until the neuron determines that they should be released. The arrival of an action potential induces the neuron to release its neurotransmitter(s) into the synaptic cleft so that it can interact with specialized receptor proteins floating on the surface of a nearby neuron.
function of these neurotransmitters — determined by the region of the brain they innervate, the type and location of the receptor, and the nature of the mechanisms induced by the receptor.
Worked example
What does “function of these neurotransmitters” mean in Basic Neurochemistry?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for function of these neurotransmitters.
- 2The book says: determined by the region of the brain they innervate, the type and location of the receptor, and the nature of the mechanisms induced by the receptor.
- 3Keep the answer tied to this term.
Result: determined by the region of the brain they innervate, the type and location of the receptor, and the nature of the mechanisms induced by the receptor
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for function of these neurotransmitters.
Answer with the meaning this chapter gives. A nearby idea from the same book is a different term.
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