Chapter 5

Question 1

What does DA stand for?

Answer 1

Dopamine

Question 2

What does NE stand for?

Answer 2

Norepinephrine

Question 3

What does EP stand for?

Answer 3

Epinephrine

Question 4

What does 5-HT stand for?

Answer 4

Serotonin

Question 5

What does ACh stand for?

Answer 5

Acetylcholine

Question 6

What does Glu stand for?

Answer 6

Glutamate

Question 7

What does GABA stand for?

Answer 7

Gamma-aminobutyric acid

Question 8

What does Gly stand for?

Answer 8

Glycine

Question 9

What does H stand for?

Answer 9

Histamine

Question 10

What does dopamine do?

Answer 10

Plays a role in coordinating movement, in attention and learning, and in reinforcing behaviors

Question 11

What does NE or NA do?

Answer 11

In the brain and sympathetic division of ANS

Accelerates heart rate in mammals

Question 12

What does EP or adrenaline do?

Answer 12

Chemical messenger that acts as a hormone (fight or flight)

Neurotransmitter in CNS

Question 13

What does serotonin do?

Answer 13

Regulates mood, aggression, appetite, arousal, pain, and respiration

Question 14

What are the three classes of neurotransmitters?

Answer 14

Peptide Transmitter
Small Molecule Transmitters
Transmitter Gases

Question 15

Small-molecule transmitters?

Answer 15

Amino Acids	
Glutamate
-Excitatory
GABA
-Inhibitory 
Glycine
-Inhibitory 
Histamine
-Causes constriction of smooth muscles

Question 16

What is SIDS?

Answer 16

Sudden unexplained death of an infant under 1 year of age

Infants who die of SIDS show reduction in serotonin neurons