Chapter 3 Neurotransmitters Flashcards

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1
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Is Glutamate excitatory or inhibitory?

A

excitatory

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2
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What does Glutamate primarily help in?

A

learning and memory

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3
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Is Gamma-aminobutryic acid (GABA) inhibitory or excitatory?

A

inhibitory

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4
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What neurotransmitter do most anti anxiety drugs mimic?

A

GABA (Gamma - aminobutyric acid)

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5
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What is GABA critical for?

A

learning, movement, and sleep

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6
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What neurotransmitter is key in the development of epilepsy, insomnia, and depression?

A

GABA

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7
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Is Acetylcholine excitatory or inhibitory?

A

excitatory

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8
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What does Acetylcholine aid in ?

A

selective attention, learning and memory, sleep

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9
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What neurotransmitter deals with seeking out goals to accomplish?

A

Dopamine

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10
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Dopamine primarily helps in…

A

cognition/ decision making and movement

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11
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What neurotransmitter in lacking in people with Parkinson’s disease?

A

Dopamine

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12
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What neurotransmitter deals with mood balance?

A

Serotonin

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13
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What does serotonin aid in?

A

mood, eating, sexual behaviours, sleep, modulatory

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14
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What are Neuropeptides?

A

short strings of amino acids that act like NT

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15
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Difference between neuropeptides and neurotransmitters?

A

NT’s are more specialized.

e.g hunger, learning, and memory

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16
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Example of a neuropeptide

A

endorphins

– pain relief, endogenous opiods

17
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What are drugs called if they interact with neurotransmitter systems?

A

psychoactive drugs

18
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What do psychoactive drugs target?

A

target production, inhibition, availability, signaling of NTs

19
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Two types of psychoactive drugs

A

agonists – mimic actions e.g morphine or prozac

antagonists – inihibt actions, e.g antipsychotics