Chapter 17 - Antiparkinson Drugs

Question 1

Acetylcholine (ACH)

Answer 1

excitatory neurotransmitter in the basal ganglia

Question 2

Basal Ganglia

Answer 2

Group of cell bodies located within the cerebrum involved in regulation of skeletal muscle tone and body movement

Question 3

Bradykinesia

Answer 3

Slowed body movements

Question 4

Dopamine

Answer 4

inhibitory neurotransmitter in the basal ganglia

Question 5

Dyskinesia

Answer 5

Abnormal involuntary body movements

Question 6

Dystonia

Answer 6

Muscle spasms, facial grimacing, and other involuntary movements and postures

Question 7

On-off phenomenon

Answer 7

Alternating periods of movement mobility and immobility

Question 8

Parkinsonism

Answer 8

Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, which include feting tremor, muscle rigidity, and disturbances of movement and postural balance

Question 9

Parkinson’s Disease

Answer 9

Movement disorder of the basal ganglia caused by a deficiency of dopamine

Question 10

Rigidity

Answer 10

A Stiffness and inflexibility of movement

Question 11

Tremor

Answer 11

A trembling and involuntary rhythmic movement