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Glutamate is a common excitatory neurotransmitter of the CNS, which means that it:

This type of neuron membrane protein opens when a neurotransmitter binds to it.

Which of these structures is paired correctly with its function?

Every graded potential results in an action potential on a post-synaptic neuron.

If a neuron is experiencing more IPSP’s than EPSP’s, what is the probable outcome?

Which nervous tissue cells would play a major role in fighting a bacterial infection of the brain?

What is happening during phase 3 on this action potential diagram?

Which direction do action potentials travel along the corticospinal tract?

Neurons located in this brain area send nerve impulses to spinal cord motor neurons that control skeletal muscles:

This part of the eye receives light from the outside and directs it through the pupil.