drugs/nervouse sys

Question 1

Central Nervous System

Answer 1

Brain and Spinal cord

Question 2

Peripheral Nervous system

Answer 2

Neural tissue outside of cns

Question 3

What is an action potential

Answer 3

electrical impulse occurs along axon when neuron fires

Question 4

Where are receptors on a neuron

Answer 4

Dendrites and cell body

Question 5

Agonist drugs _____________—–

Answer 5

occupy receptor to cause changes in neural activity

Question 6

antagonist drugs

Answer 6

block normal synaptic transmissions

Question 7

direct vs indirect agonists

Answer 7

direct: bind with and activate receptors for certain NT’s (opiates , endorphins)
indirect: increase NT effects without binding to receptors (cocaine blocks reuptake)

Question 8

space where nerves meet muscles

Answer 8

neuromuscular junction

Question 9

neurotransmitter responsible for activating skeletal muscle

Answer 9

acetylcholine

Question 10

inhibitory NT

Answer 10

gaba

Question 11

exictatory nt

Answer 11

glutamate

Question 12

Pathway from medulla to pons that regulates alertness

Answer 12

reticular activating system

Question 13

region of brain responsible for heart rate, breathing, basic life functions

Answer 13

medulla

Question 14

Most serotonin found in

Answer 14

raphe nuclei

Question 15

reward circuit is AKA

Answer 15

mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway