Neurotransmitters

Question 1

Glutamate made by

Answer 1

glial cells

Question 2

glutaments excite or inhib

Answer 2

excite

Question 3

glutamate used for

Answer 3

Involved in virtually every major excitatory brain function

Learning and memory

Synaptic Plasticity (=the brain’s ability to change!)

Found in Cortex, spinal cord, brainstem, hippocampus, cerebellum

Question 4

Glutamate receptors

Answer 4

ionotropic - mostly

metabotropic

Question 5

ACh Excite or inhibit

Answer 5

excite neuromuscular

inhib smooth muscle

Question 6

ACh used for

Answer 6

Plays important role at neuromuscular junctions to elicit muscle contraction

Also plays role in autonomic function and neuromodulation
In CNS, involved in

wakefulness, attentiveness, anger, sexuality, amongst other things

Question 7

ACh receptors

Answer 7

ionotropic - excitatory

metabotropic - excite or inhibit

Question 8

Gaba excite or inhibit

Answer 8

inhib

Question 9

gaba function

Answer 9

nhibits motor, sensory, and cognitive neurons sedation, muscular/cardiorespiratory relaxation, pain inhibition

Question 10

Gaba receptor

Answer 10

ionotropic and metabotropic

Question 11

gaba made by

Answer 11

cytoplasm of the presynaptic neuron from glutamate

Question 12

ACh made by

Answer 12

presynaptic terminal of spinal cord anterior horns, basal ganglia, and ANS

Question 13

Glycine made by

Answer 13

serine

Question 14

glycine excite or inhibit

Answer 14

inhib

Question 15

glycine function

Answer 15

inhib spinal interneurons
prevent breakdown of muscle
health of digestive system
protects kidneys from harmful side effects

Question 16

glycine receptors

Answer 16

ionotropic only

selective permeable ot Cl

Question 17

Dopamine made by

Answer 17

AA tyrosine via enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase in to I-dopa

Question 18

Dopamine excite or inhibit

Answer 18

excite and inhib

neuromodulation

Question 19

dopamine functions

Answer 19

learning, motivation, HR, blood vessel function, kidney function, sleep, mood, attention, nausea/vomiting control, pain processing

Question 20

Epinephrine made by

Answer 20

adrenal glands stored in adrenal medulla

Question 21

epi excite or inhibit

Answer 21

excite

Question 22

epi function

Answer 22

NT and hormone

responds to strong emotions - increase HR BP and strength and sugar metabolism

Question 23

epi receptors

Answer 23

metabotropic

Question 24

Norepi made by

Answer 24

from dopamine in the adrenal gland

Question 25

norepi excite or inhibit

Answer 25

excite

Question 26

norepi function

Answer 26

increasing attention to sensory
sleep wake cycle
fight or flight
memory storage
emotional control
attention and focus

Question 27

norepi receptors

Answer 27

metabotropic

Question 28

serotonin made by

Answer 28

raphe nuclei

Question 29

serotonin excite or inhibit

Answer 29

inhibit

Question 30

serotonin function

Answer 30

stabilizes mood
controls bowel
sleep
wound healing
inhib bone formation

Question 31

serotonin receptors

Answer 31

ionotropic and metabotropic

Question 32

Histamine made by

Answer 32

hypothalamus

Question 33

histamine excite or inhibit

Answer 33

excite

Question 34

histamine function

Answer 34

increase blood flow
alertness
immune and inflammatory
contraction of smooth muscle
vasodilation

Question 35

histamine receptors

Answer 35

metabotropic