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arivle123

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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


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momo1250

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
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..


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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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