CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
neurotransmitters are known as
A
chemical messengers
B
basic cell of nervous system
C
small gaps between neurons
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What are neurotransmitters? Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that your body can’t function without. Their job is to carry chemical signals (“messages”) from one neuron (nerve cell) to the next target cell. The next target cell can be another nerve cell, a muscle cell or a gland.

Detailed explanation-2: -Common neurotransmitters include glutamate, GABA, acetylcholine, glycine and norepinephrine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Norepinephrine, also called noradrenaline, is both a neurotransmitter and a hormone. As a neurotransmitter, it’s a chemical messenger that helps transmit nerve signals across nerve endings to another nerve cell, muscle cell or gland cell.

Detailed explanation-4: -neurotransmitter, also called chemical transmitter or chemical messenger, any of a group of chemical agents released by neurons (nerve cells) to stimulate neighbouring neurons or muscle or gland cells, thus allowing impulses to be passed from one cell to the next throughout the nervous system.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The different types of chemical messengers are hormones, neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and pheromones.

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