Neuro

Question 1

NT secreted in areas o the brain responsible for long term memory and behavior

Answer 1

Nitric oxide

Question 2

NT located mainly within the tuberomamillary nucleus of the hypothalamus. Involved in circadian rhythm .

Answer 2

Histamine (from histidine)

Question 3

Inhibitory NT in the spinal interneurons

Answer 3

Glycine

Question 4

The number one inhibitory NT in the brain.

Answer 4

GABA (from glutamate)

Question 5

Number one excitatory neuron in the brain

Answer 5

Glutamate

Question 6

Inhibits neurons in the brain responsible for pain

Answer 6

Opioid peptides

Enkephalins
Endorphins
Dynorphins

Question 7

NT involved in slow pain transmission

Answer 7

Substance P

Question 8

Examples of sodium channel blockers of neurons

Answer 8

Tetradotoxine

Saxitoxin

Question 9

Potassium channel blockers of neurons from pufferfish

Answer 9

Tetraethylammonium

Question 10

Important output pathway from the reward & punishment. Center of the brain. Lesions will cause Anterograde amnesia

Answer 10

Hippocampus

Question 11

Has a role on recall and reading out memories. Lesion will cause retrograde amnesia

Answer 11

Thalamus

Question 12

The only neurotransmitter not stored in vesicles

Answer 12

Nitric oxide