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Neurotransmitter Systems Flashcards

1
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Where does acetylcholine play a major role?

A

Striatum in Caudate putamen.

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2
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What is the function of the striatum?

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Control of voluntary motion

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3
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What is the function of midbrain and pons?

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Baseline excitation to cortex, REM sleep

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4
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How is ACh moved into clear vesicles?

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VAchT

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5
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How is Ach removed from synaptic trough?

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AChE

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6
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What are the two inhibitory amino acids

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Glycine and GABA

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7
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Where is GABA distributed?

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Increases in concentration from spinal cord to brain

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8
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Functions of GABA

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consciousness, motor control and vision

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9
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What amino acid does GABA come from?

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Glutamate

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10
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Enzyme used to make GABA

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glutamate decarboxylase

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11
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How is GABA transported into vesicles?

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Vesicular GABA Transporter protien

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12
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How is GABA removed from synapse?

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GAT

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13
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What are the two forms of GAT?

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1: on presynaptic terminal
2: on glial cells surrounding the synapse

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14
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What are the binding sites on GABAa receptors?

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Benzodiazepine, ethanol, steroids.

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15
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What type of receptor is GABAaR?

A

ionotropic

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16
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What does GABAaR do?

A

activation produces ipsp

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17
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Function of extra-synaptic GABAaR

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site of action for general anesthetics, including propofol.

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18
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What type of receptor is GABAbR

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metabotropic

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19
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Where is GABAbR located

A

presynaptic: regulate NT release
postsynaptic: inhibition of post synaptic cell

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20
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What is coupled on GABAbR?

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Gi/Go protein coupled

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21
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Function GABAbR

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activate K channel, inhibits Ca channel

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22
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Function of Gly

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mediates spinal inhibitions

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23
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How is Gly removed from synaspe

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GAT proteins; recycling

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24
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What type of receptor is receptive to Gly

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Ionotropic

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25
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What else can bind to GlyR

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Ethanol and general anesthetics; stychnine blocks it.

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26
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What happens on GlyR

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Chloride influxes, causes ipsp

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27
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Where is ATP/purines stored?

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VNUT protein

28
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ATP is primarily found in

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cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus, basal ganglia

29
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Two types of purine receptors

30
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What is the ligand that affects P1

31
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What is the function of P1 on presynaptic locations

A

inhibition of neurotransmitter release

32
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Function of P1 on postsynapatic receptors

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sleep induction, general inhibition of neural function

33
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What type of P2 receptors exist

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P2X and P2Y

34
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What type of receptor is P2X

A

ionotropic

35
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What binds to P2X

36
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What typeof receptor is P2Y

A

metabotropic

37
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What binds to P2Y

A

ATP, ADP, UDP, UTP

38
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What is coupled on P2Y

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Gi/Gq coupled

39
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Function of P2 receptors

A

Learning and memory (with EAA), modified locomotor pathways

40
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Where are peptide NT made?

A

In soma, transferred down the axon

41
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What transmitters are peptides

A

opioids, tachykinins (substance P), cholecystokinin, somatostatin

42
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What are the opioid peptides

A

endorphins, enkephalins, dynorphins, nociceptin

43
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Function of opioids

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Modify nociceptive inputs, affects mood and neurophysiology of drug addiction

44
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What are the four precursor molecules of opioids

A

Proopiomelanocortinin
Pro-encephalin
Pro-dynorphin
Orphanin FQ

45
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What is made from PCOM

A

B-Endorphins

46
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What is the sequence of AA in Pro-encephalin

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YGGF-X
Metenkephalin is M
Leuenkephalin is L

47
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What makes up Pro-dynorphin

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3 molecules of Leuenkephalin and dynorphin

48
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What is made in Orphanin FQ

A

nociceptin

49
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What enzymes take up the opioids

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enkephalinase and aminopeptidase

50
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What is the metabotropic opioid receptor

A

Mu, Kappa and Delta

51
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What does activation of the Mu receptor cause

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analgesia, respiratory depression, euphoria, constipation and sedation

52
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What does activation of the Kappa receptor cause

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analgesia, dysphoria, diuresis, miosis

53
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What does activation of Delta receptor cause

54
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What does the Mu receptor lead to ionically

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increase in potassium efflux and hyperpolarization

55
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What does Kappa and Delta receptors lead to ionically

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Decrease calcium influx

56
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What are the endogenous endocannabinoids

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Anadamide, 2-Arachidonylglycerol

57
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Endocannabinoids have effect what in the basal ganglia

A

mood and motor performance

58
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Endocannabinoids effect what in the spinal cord

A

modulation of nociception

59
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Endocannabinoids affect what in cortex

A

neuroprotection

60
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Endocannabinoids affect what in hippocampus

A

memory formation

61
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Endocannabionids affect what in hypothalamus

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control of body energy/hunger

62
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What are endocannabinoids synthesized from

A

arachidonic acid

63
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What receptor responds to endocannabionids

A

CB1 and CB2

64
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Function of CB1

A

Reduces EAA and GABA release

65
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Function of CB2

A

antiinflammatory, also increases Beta amyloid removal

66
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Location of CB2

A

microglia in brain, Gut, Immune system

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