brain and nervous system pt.ii (neurotransmitters)

Question 1

adrenaline?

Answer 1

fight, flight or freeze

Question 2

what adrenaline do/when produced?

Answer 2

produced in stressful situations; increases heart rate/blood flow

Question 3

effects of adrenaline?

Answer 3

physical boost and heightened awareness

Question 4

GABA?

Answer 4

calming

Question 5

what GABA do?

Answer 5

calms firing nerves in central nervous system

Question 6

effects of GABA?

Answer 6

high levels improve focus, low levels cause anxiety; contributes to motor control and vision

Question 7

noradrenaline?

Answer 7

concentration

Question 8

what noradrenaline do?

Answer 8

contracts blood cells, increasing blood flow

Question 9

effects of noradrenaline?

Answer 9

affects attention and responding actions in brain

Question 10

dopamine?

Answer 10

pleasure

Question 11

what dopamine do?

Answer 11

people repeat behaviours leading to dopamine release

Question 12

effects of dopamine?

Answer 12

pleasure, addiction, movement and motivation

Question 13

acetylcholine?

Answer 13

learning

Question 14

what acetylcholine activate?

Answer 14

activates muscle action in body

Question 15

effects of acetylcholine?

Answer 15

involved in thought, learning and memory; attention and awakening

Question 16

glutamate?

Answer 16

memory

Question 17

what glutamate do?

Answer 17

regulates development and creation of nerve contacts

Question 18

effects/involvement of glutamate?

Answer 18

involved in learning and memory; most common neurotransmitter

Question 19

endorphins

Answer 19

euphoria

Question 20

what endorphins do?

Answer 20

produces well-being and euphoria, reducing pain

Question 21

endorphins released?

Answer 21

released during exercise, excitement and sex

Question 22

list neurotransmitters

Answer 22

adrenaline; noradrenaline; GABA; dopamine; serotonin; acetylcholine; glutamate; endorophins