CNS Neurotransmitters

Question 0

These three neurotransmitters are all chatecolamines, which are members or the —– class of neurotransmitters.

Answer 0

Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
Dopamine

Catecholamines are monoamines.

Question 1

These three types of NTs are monoamines.

Answer 1

Catecholamines
Serotonin
Histamine

Question 2

This class of NT is used in 2-5% of CNS synapses

Answer 2

Monoamines

Question 3

This class of NT is used in 5-10% of CNS synapses, but is common in the PNS.

Answer 3

Acetylcholine

Question 4

This class of NTs is the most common CNS NT.

Answer 4

Amino acids

Question 5

Two I nhibitory amino acid NTs, found in 15-20% of CNS synapses.

Answer 5

GABA, also glycine but less common and mostly in spinal cord

Question 6

Excitatory amino acid NT, found in 75-80% of CNS synapses.

Answer 6

Glutamate.

Question 7

Most common NT, a member of the – class of NTs.

Answer 7

Glutamate, an amino acid NT.

Question 8

Found mostly in CNS, inhibitory NT, member of amino acid class of NTs.

Answer 8

GABA

Question 9

Amino acid class of NTs, but this NT is found mostly in the spinal cords and is —- (inhibitory or excitatory).

Answer 9

Glycine, inhibitory