TUTORIAL SESSION #3
CHAPTER 3 – PART 1 - NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
A. DISCUSSION:
1. Discuss the process of the neuron firing an action potential from the resting period to
the refractory period.
2. What can occur to the neurotransmitter after being released from the synaptic vesicle?
B. QUESTIONS:
1. What are the purposes of a glial cell?
2. What is the main purpose of the neuron?
3. What is an axon?
4. What is a dendrite?
5. What is the voltage of the resting potential?
6. What is the voltage of the action potential?
7. What is a synapse?
8. What is the refractory period?
9. What is an agonist?
10. How does an antagonist function?
11. Describe the monoamines.
12. What is the function of an endorphin?
13. What are the functions of Dopamine?
14. Discuss reuptake related to a neurotransmitter.
15. How do neurons code information?
