The nurse is teaching a group of family members who have relatives living with them who are experiencing neurotransmitter difficulties. What information should the nurse include about the role of transmitters?
1. Neurotransmitters carry or block messages between nerves.
2. Neurotransmitters are fluids that protect the brain.
3. Neurotransmitters enter the bloodstream.
4. Neurotransmitters act once and are then absorbed and excreted.
Answer: 1
1. Neurotransmitters are released into the synapse between nerve cells to block or enhance the message to the next cell.
2. The fluid that protects the brain is cerebrospinal fluid.
3. Neurotransmitters do their job and then go back to their original nerve cell for storage; this is called reuptake.
4. Neurotransmitters experience reuptake by the releasing cell and are stored until the next use.
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