At Many Hippocampal Synapses, Long-Term Potentiation Depends on the Activation

question 121

Multiple Choice

At many hippocampal synapses, long-term potentiation depends on the activation of NMDA receptors, which are responsive to:

• A) GABA.
• B) glutamate.
• C) dopamine.
• D) norepinephrine.

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Definitions:

Hominoids

A group within the order of primates that includes apes and humans, characterized by greater mobility of the shoulder joint and absence of a tail.

Genus Pongo

The taxonomic group that includes the great apes known as orangutans, native to Indonesia and Malaysia.

Orangutans

Large apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia, known for their red-brown hair and highly intelligent, solitary behavior.

Placenta

The partly fetal and partly maternal organ whereby materials are exchanged between fetus and mother in the uterus of placental mammals.