Biology Homework Solutions

Describe Dopamine's characteristics

Describe Dopamine's characteristics (synthesis, pathway, ways to enhance and block, and disorders)

Describe the way that releasing factors and peptide hormones control testosterone release from the testis

Describe the way that releasing factors and peptide hormones control testosterone release from the testis. How does negative feedback operates in this system?

What is the mechanism for transport of neurotransmitter

What is the mechanism for transport of neurotransmitter (i.e Acetylcholine in a muscles junction?)

Describe the steps involved in excitation of a muscle fiber

Describe the steps involved in excitation of a muscle fiber

Cerebellum: Regulation of Motor Control (Diagram Needed)

Briefly describe the regulation that the cerebellum plays in motor control. Please draw a diagram. Please label and define all lines, arrows, cell types, etc.

basal ganglia's role in motor controln (diagram needed)

Please describe the regulation that the basal ganglia plays in motor control. Draw a diagram and label, define all lines, arrows, cell types, etc.

motor neurons and GABA

Why are most neurons GABAergic? What are the advantages to have GABA neurons in motor systems? Thank you.

Tetraalkylammonium compounds

Tetraalkylammonium compounds block non-specific cation channels by sticking into the pore. What would the effect of these toxins be on vertebrate vision? Why? Thank you.

Long Term Potentiation (LTP) & Long Term Depression (LTD)

Is it possible to stimulate a hippocampal pyramidal neuron and produce both LTP & LTD? Please explain your reasoning. Thank you.

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