Lecture 18

Question 1

What is an example of an excitatory neurotransmitter?

Answer 1

Glutamate

Question 2

What is an example of an inhibitory neurotransmitter?

Answer 2

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and Glycine

Question 3

What inhibitory neurotransmitter is the chief transmitter in the nervous system?

Answer 3

GABA

Question 4

What inhibitory neurotransmitter is the transmitter commonly found in the CNS?

Answer 4

Glycine

Question 5

What are dopamine, noradrenaline and adrenalin known as?

Answer 5

Catecholamines

Question 6

What are the two sources of dopamine?

Answer 6

Substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area

Question 7

What is the origin of the nigrostraital pathway?

Answer 7

Substantia nigra

Question 8

What is the origin of the mesolithic and mesocortiyal pathways?

Answer 8

Ventral Tegmental Area

Question 9

What is the major source of noradrenaline?

Answer 9

Locus coeruleus in the pons

Question 10

What is serotonin synthesised from?

Answer 10

Tryptophan

Question 11

What is the major source of serotonin?

Answer 11

Midline raphe nuclei of reticular formation

Question 12

Where does the medullary raphe nuclei project to?

Answer 12

Lower brainstem and spinal cord

Question 13

What is a component of stingy nettles?

Answer 13

Serotonin