NEUR 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Slow-Wave Sleep, Long-Term Potentiation, Synaptic Plasticity

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11 Apr 2017

School

McGill University

Department

Neurology and Neurosurgery

Course

NEUR 310

Professor

Jean- Francois Cloutier

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In the classical description of the neuron, voltage-gated ion channels (na+ and k+ channels) are restricted to the axon: whereas ligand-gated ion channels (ionotropic glutamate and gaba receptors) are at the synapses on the dendrites. The time course and shape of action potentials can vary enormously in different types of brain neurons. Figure: can see that the different types of neurons fire differently: the differences have physiological significance. The classical squid axon action potential has a depolarizing phase, caused by activation of voltage-gated sodium channels and repolarizing and after-hyperpolarization phases caused by a single type of voltage gated potassium channel. In contrast, brain neurons may have several distinct after-hyperpolarization and after-depolarization phases, mediated by different types of ion channels. Figure (a): a recording in a ca1 pyramidal neuron: Initial spike that is activated by the sodium channel: a fast after-hyperpolarization is followed by another depolarization (after-depolarization), followed by a slower after-hyperpolarization.

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Tetraethylammonium (TEA) is a drug that blocks voltage-gated potassium channels. What effect would this have on an action potential?

(a)Prevent the rising phase

(b)Prevent the cell from reaching the threshold to trigger an action potential

(c)Prevent or prolong the falling phase

(d)None of the above

The hyperpolarization phase of the action potential is due to:

(a)The opening of voltage-gated Cl- channels

(b)Prolonged opening of voltage gated K+ channels

(c)The closure of resting Na+ channels

(d)Rapid inactivation of voltage-gated K+ channels

The period when it is difficult to initiate another action potential for several milliseconds due to voltage-gated sodium channel inactivation is referred to as the:

(a)Relative refractory period

(b)Absolute refractory period

(c)Resting period

(d)Hyperpolarization period

In the human central nervous system, Gap junctions are found:

(a)Only between neurons

(b)Only between astrocytes

(c)In both neurons and astrocytes

(d)In all cells

Small molecule transmitters such as acetylcholine are synthesized in:

(a)The nerve terminal

B) The cell body and transported to the nerve terminal

C) Synaptic vesicles

D) Endoplasmic reticulum

Prior to Otto Loewiâs classical experiment, which of the following was not known:

(a)stimulation of the vagus nerve slows the heart

(b)extracts of frog heart, made following vagal nerve stimulation, slow the heart

(c)some acetylcholine effects are similar to those produced by muscarine

(d)vagal nerve stimulation releases a substance which slows the heart

Which of the following is most important in determining if neurotransmission is excitatory or inhibitory?

(a)The structure of the synapse

(b)The neurotransmitter released by the presynaptic neuron

(c)The neurotransmitter receptor

(d)The strength of the stimulus

Benzodiazepines such as Valium allosterically regulate GABA receptors by:

(a)Binding at receptor sites other than the transmitter binding site

(b)Binding at the transmitter (GABA) binding site on the receptor

(c)Blocking the action of the endogenous transmitter

(d)Mimicking the action of the endogenous transmitter

GABA-A receptors are ligand-gated Cl- channels. The equilibrium potential of Cl- is -65 mV. At the neuronal resting membrane potential of -65 mV, GABA binding to the GABA-A receptor would result in the opening the Cl- channel, resulting in:

(a)no net flow of Cl- ions

(b)Cl- inflow and hyperpolarization

(c)Cl- outflow and depolarization

(d)Cl- outflow and hyperpolarization

At the mammalian neuromuscular junction, the released neurotransmitter acts on:

(a)muscarinic receptors

(b)nicotinic receptors

(c)adrenergic receptors

(d)Beta receptors

Neurotransmitters are packaged into synaptic vesicles by:

(a)endocytosis following transmitter release

(b)presynaptic membrane transporters

(c)vesicular transporters

(d)all of the above

. Which of the following are NOT types of ion channels?

Voltage-gated

(a)Ligand-gated

(b)G protein coupled receptor (GPCR)-gated

(c)Leak channels

(d)NONE of the above

NMDA receptors are unique in that their ion channel is:

(a)Ligand-gated

(b)Voltage-gated

(c)Ligand- and voltage-gated ion channels

(d)GPCR-gated

. Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding Catecholamine neurotransmitters

(a)Includes Dopamine, Norepinerphrine, and Epinephrine

(b)Contain a Catechol Ring

(c)Synthesized from Tryptophan

(d)Are produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the upper brainstem

The largest and most diverse group of receptors in eukaryotes is:

(a)Ligand gated receptors

(b)Glutamate receptors

(c)G-Protein coupled receptors

(d)Allosteric receptors

The most abundant G-protein coupled receptor in the brain is:

(a)Glutamate receptors

(b)Acetylcholine receptors

(c)Cannabinoid receptors

(d)Dopamine receptors

Which of the following drugs DOES NOT block voltage-gated Na+ channels

(a)Lidocaine

(b)Riluzole

(c)Reserpine

(d)Tetrodotoxin

Sarin, a nerve gas, exerts its toxicity by:

(a)blocking nicotinic receptors

(b)inhibiting choline acetyltransferase

(c)inhibiting acetylcholinesterase

(d)inhibiting voltage-gated Na+ channels

Botulinum Toxin (BoTox) interferes with transmitter release by:

(a)cleaving protein(s) involved in transmitter release

(b)blocking voltage-gated Ca2+ channels

(c)blocking voltage-gated Na+ channels

(d)blocking voltage-gated K+ channels

Atropine is:

(a)An agonist of the acetylcholine ionotropic receptor

(b)An antagonist of the acetylcholine ionotropic receptor

(c)An agonist of the acetylcholine metabotropic receptor

(d)An antagonist of the acetylcholine metabotropic receptor

i choose aba for those 3 neuroscience question. but could any one help me if i got right?

5. Patch clamp studies have demonstrated that the following is trueâ¦

a. individual channels carry currents that do not predict the macroscopic current carried by the entire population in an axon

b. ion selectivity varies greatly among individual channels of a particular type (e.g. voltage-gated sodium channels)

c. channel behavior includes random fluctuations

d. individual voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels always open when the membrane is depolarized

7. The following is true regarding membrane property known as thresholdâ¦

a. it is primarily determined by the phospholipid composition of the membrane

b. it is strongly dependent upon the voltage-dependence of the voltage-gated sodium channels

c. it usually occurs when the membrane is hyperpolarized beyond the resting potential

d. it occurs when there is less depolarizing current than the leakage currents e. mutations in the sodium channel S4 domain would not be expected to influence threshold

8. Which of the following is a potential advantage of electrical synapses over chemical synapses?

a. their strength can be modulated at many different steps of synapse function

b. neurotransmitters can bind to distinct receptor types present at the same synapse

c. they can allow second messengers to pass between neurons

d. signals can pass more slowly preventing over-stimulation in the brain e. they help ensure that neurons are not synchronously active

a) Which of the following statements about the autonomic nervous system is INCORRECT?

A The preganglionic fibres in the parasympathetic division are usually long compared to the postganglionic fibres

B The sympathetic division mediates responses that allow the body to respond to âflight and frightâ situations

C The ganglia of the sympathetic division are usually close to the spinal cord

b) Glutamate is an example of an excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter that acts via direct synaptic transmission when it is released from presynaptic neurons in the brain

Based on the background information, which of the following is a CORRECT statement regarding events at the synaptic cleft after glutamate is released?

A Glutamate acts by stimulation of receptors on the presynaptic neuron

B The postsynaptic glutamate receptors are in the family of tyrosine-kinase linked receptors

C On the postsynaptic membrane, glutamate activates ligand-gated sodium channels, which are an example of ion-channel linked receptors

D The events at this synapse are an example of electrical transmission

E The pathway of receptor activation includes activation of a signal transduction pathway and production of second messengers

D The adrenal medulla is a sympathetic ganglion

E The parasympathetic nerves arise from the brain stem and the sacral region of the spinal cord

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