Classical CNS Neurotransmitters

Question 1

List three types of type II neurotransmitters.

Answer 1

Catecholamines, amines, purines

Question 2

What receptor type do type II and III neurotransmitters usually use?

Answer 2

G-protein coupled

Question 3

What time of receptor does 5HT-3 receptor use?

Answer 3

Ionotropic

Question 4

What neurotransmitters are common in the cortex?

Answer 4

Noradrenaline, Ach, dopamine and 5-HT

Question 5

What neurotransmitter is common in the striatum?

Answer 5

Dopamine

Question 6

What neurotransmitter is common in the n. accumbens?

Answer 6

Dopamine, 5-HT

Question 7

What neurotransmitters are common in the hippocampus?

Answer 7

5-HT, Ach, dopamine

Question 8

What neurotransmitters are common in the amygdala?

Answer 8

5-HT, dopamine, noradrenaline

Question 9

What neurotransmitter is common in the hypothalamus?

Answer 9

Dopamine

Question 10

Name an noradrenaline uptake 1 inhibitor.

Answer 10

Desipramine

Question 11

Name a dopamine transporter inhibitor.

Answer 11

Cocaine

Question 12

Name a SERT inhibitor.

Answer 12

Fluoxetine prozac

Question 13

Which neurotransmitters does MAO-A metabolise?

Answer 13

Noradrenaline and 5-HT

Question 14

Which neurotransmitter for MAO-B metabolise?

Answer 14

Dopamine

Question 15

Where are noradrenergic cell bodies located?

Answer 15

Locus coeruleus (LC)

Question 16

How does LSD work?

Answer 16

Activates 5-HT receptors

Question 17

Where are 5-HT cell bodies located?

Answer 17

In the raphe nucleus

Question 18

How does reserpine work?

Answer 18

Depletes monoamines

Question 19

Which drug inhibits MAO-A?

Answer 19

Pargyline

Question 20

How does pargyline work?

Answer 20

Inhibits MAO-A

Question 21

What is the noradrenergic receptor in the frontal cortex?

Answer 21

Beta 1

Question 22

What are the noradrenergic receptors in the prefrontal cortex?

Answer 22

Alpha 1 and 2

Question 23

What are the noradrenergic receptors in the limbic cortex?

Answer 23

Beta 1, alpha 1 and 2