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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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In what ways can neurotransmitter deactivation occur?

A
  1. Enzymatic deactivation
  2. Reuptake
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What is reuptake?

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The removal of neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft by the terminal buttons

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What is enzymatic deactivation?

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The destruction of the neurotransmitter, after its release, by an enzyme.

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What are the types of synaptic connections?

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  1. Axodentric
  2. Axomuscular
  3. Axosomatic
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Axosomatic

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Axon to soma

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Axodendritic

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Axon to dendrites

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Axomuscular

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Axon to muscles

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Types of Neurotransmitters

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  1. Acetylcholine
  2. Amines
  3. Amino Acids
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Acetycholine deals with…

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Muscle action and memory

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10
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What disorder deals with acetycholine?

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Alzheimers disease

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Amines include…

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Dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and seratonin

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Amino acids include…

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GABA, Glutamate, glycine, histamine,

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12
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Dopamine deals with…

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Movement, learning, and pleasure

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What disorder involves dopamine?

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Parkinson’s disease. Especially with the tremor and rigidity associated with it.

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Seratonin deals with…

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Mood and eating.

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15
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Glutamate is…

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A major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain

16
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What disorder is glutamate involved in?

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Multiple Sclerosis

17
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GABA is…

A

A major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.

18
Q

GABA is involved in many disorders such as…

A

Sleep and eating disorders
Convulsive disorders such as epilepsy

19
Q

True or false
Acetylcholine can be both inhibitory and excitatory

A

True!
However, this depends on the organ’s receptors
In the heart, it causes inhibition while in the gut it causes excitation.

20
Q

Psychoactive drugs are…

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Drugs that alter behavior, mood, and states of consciousness.

21
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Antagonists

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Drugs that inhibit the effects of a neurotransmitter

22
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Agonists

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Drugs that facilitate the effects of a neurotransmitter

23
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What are psychedelics?

A

Drugs that produce hallucinations and affect cognition.

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