When describing neuronal transmission, an instructor describes ...

[arivle123]

When describing neuronal transmission, an instructor describes the area where the electrical intracellular signal becomes a chemical one. The instructor is describing which of the following?
 
  A) Soma
  B) Synaptic cleft
  C) Terminal
  D) Receptor site

Question 2

A group of nursing students is reviewing the role of serotonin in psychiatric disorders. The students demonstrate a need for additional study when they identify which disorder as being associated with its dysfunction?
 
  A) Depression
  B) Mania
  C) Panic disorder
  D) Schizophrenia

[momo1250]

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
The synaptic cleft, a junction between one nerve and another, is the space where the electrical intracellular signal becomes a chemical intracellular signal. The soma is the neuron's cell body. A terminal is the end of an axon. A receptor site is the area of the postsynaptic membrane that accepts the released neurotransmitter.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Schizophrenia is associated with abnormally high activity of dopamine, not serotonin. Therefore, the students would need additional review. Whereas depression and insomnia have been associated with decreased levels of 5-HT, mania has been associated with increased 5-HT. Some of the most well-known antidepressant medications, such as fluoxetine and sertraline, function by increasing serotonin concentrations within certain areas of the central nervous system..

[arivle123]

Gracias!

[laurnthompson]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it