LAST CLASS NT

Question 1

Why is There a delay at synapses delay at synapses

Answer 1

because chemical transmission between neurons is slower than electrical transmission (action potential) within a neuron.

Question 2

Neurotransmitters are produced in the —- of a neuron

Answer 2

cell body

Question 3

Normally, the concentration of Ca2+ in the pre-synaptic neuron is —— (by the action of a ———).

Answer 3

very low

Ca pump

Question 4

Effect of physostigmine in nerve transmission

Answer 4

inhibit the enzymes that break down acetylcholine

Question 5

physostigmine, reversible or not

Answer 5

Reversible

Question 6

——- is Involved with thought, feeling, motivation, and behavior, movement, attention, decision making

Answer 6

Dopamine

Question 7

List 2 neurotransmitters involved with memory and learning

Answer 7

Ach and glutamate

Question 8

—-NT is useful in forming memories

Answer 8

Noradrenaline

Question 9

—-NT is involved in reward mechanisms in the brain

Answer 9

Dopamine

Question 10

——- is to emotion and mood AS ——- is to scheduling dream sleep

Answer 10

Serotonin

Ach

Question 11

—— NT plays a role in perception.

Answer 11

Serotonin

Question 12

——— NT is tied to migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, and fibromyalgia

Answer 12

Serotonin

Question 13

Fibromyalgia is ——

Answer 13

Widespread muscle pain and tenderness.

Question 14

hemlock is to —- AS Hallucinogens are to ——-

Answer 14

Acetcycoline receptor sites

Serotonin receptors sites

Question 15

botulin causes——

Answer 15

paralysis

Question 16

The botulin derivative botox is used by many people to ——-

Answer 16

temporarily eliminate wrinkles.

Question 17

there is no link between acetylcholine and Alzheimer’s disease
T/F

Answer 17

F

Question 18

There is about a —% ——— of acetylcholine in the brains of people suffering from ——, which is a major cause of ——.

Answer 18

90% loss

Alzheimer’s

senility

Question 19

——-NT is associated with bringing our nervous systems into “high alert.”

Answer 19

Norepinephrine

Question 20

Stress tends to——- our store of adrenalin

-Exercise tends to—— it

Answer 20

deplete

increase

Question 21

Amphetamines (“—-“) work by ——— of norepinephrine, as well as other neurotransmitters called dopamine and serotonin

Answer 21

speed

causing the release

Question 22

Effect of nicotine and heroin on dopamine??

Answer 22

increase the levels of dopamine.

Question 23

If it feels good,——- neurons are probably involved!

Answer 23

dopamine

Question 24

schizophrenia has been shown to involve —- amounts of dopamine in the—— lobes

Answer 24

excessive

frontal

Question 25

Effect of alcohol on dopamine levels

Answer 25

Increases it

Question 26

too—— dopamine in the —- of the brain are responsible for Parkinson's disease

Answer 26

little motor areas

Question 27

low dopamine is not related to social anxiety. | T/F

Answer 27

F

Question 28

Valium works by —- to the —— receptor sites and thereby —- the effects of ——-

Answer 28

binding GABA enhancing GABA.

Question 29

People with too—— GABA tend to suffer from anxiety disorders

Answer 29

little

Question 30

Effect of alcohol on gaba

Answer 30

chemicals in alcohol actually reduce the production of GABA in the brain and throughout the body

Question 31

Effect of barbiturates on gaba transmission

Answer 31

Aid it

Question 32

—-NT is actually toxic to neurons

Answer 32

glutamate

Question 33

ALS, more commonly known as ——- disease, results from excessive ——- production.

Answer 33

Lou Gehrig's glutamate

Question 34

Too—— serotonin has been shown to lead to depression

Answer 34

little

Question 35

OCD. Stands for??

Answer 35

obsessivecompulsive disorder

Question 36

Low levels of —-NT can lead to OCD,suicide, or no anger control

Answer 36

Serotonin

Question 37

Endorphin is short for "————."

Answer 37

endogenous morphine

Question 38

Too little serotonin also leads to an increased appetite for protein. T/F

Answer 38

F. carbohydrates (starchy foods)

Question 39

Endorphins are structurally similar to ——-

Answer 39

Opiods

Question 40

Too little —— can cause trouble sleeping

Answer 40

Serotonin

Question 41

Prozac works on which NT? And how

Answer 41

Serotonin By preventing its reuptake

Question 42

Hallucinogens such as —-, ——, ——, and —- work by attaching to serotonin receptor sites

Answer 42

LSD mescaline psilocybin ecstasy

Question 43

Effect of endorphins on mood and pain

Answer 43

Elevates mood | Blocks pain

Question 44

opioid drugs work by attaching to —— receptor sites.

Answer 44

endorphin's

Question 45

—— is the neurotransmitter that allows bears and other animals to ——-

Answer 45

Endorphins hibernate

Question 46

Effect of Heroin on heart-rate, respiration, and metabolism in general

Answer 46

It’s slows them