neurotransmitters

Question 1

First neurotransmitter to be identified

Answer 1

acetylcholine

Question 2

Involved in REM sleep initiation

Answer 2

Acetylcholine

Question 3

neurotransmitter of central neurons involved in learning and memory

Answer 3

Acetylcholine

Question 4

synthesized from tyrosine

Answer 4

DA, NE, Epi

Question 5

prolactin suppression

Answer 5

dopamine

Question 6

Increased in addiction, schizophrenia, ADHD,

Answer 6

dopamine

Question 7

mood disorders, stress and anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Answer 7

Norepinephrine

Question 8

Mood and anxiety disorders, vomiting, migraine pain pathway, sleep/wake, arousal

Answer 8

Serotonin

Question 9

Myesthenia gravis, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson, nicotine addiction

Answer 9

Acetylcholine

Question 10

Inadequate inhibition can predispose to seizures/epilepsy

Answer 10

GABA

Question 11

Deficits could contribute to anxiety disorders

Answer 11

GABA

Question 12

Excitotoxicity: neuron death after stroke, brain injury, and neurodegenerative disorders

Answer 12

glutamate

Question 13

Slow modulatory effects, mediated by metabotropic receptors

Answer 13

amine transmission

Question 14

parasympathetic postganglionic neurons

Answer 14

acetylcholine

Question 15

neurotransmitter of all motor neurons

Answer 15

acetylcholine

Question 16

Found in midbrain substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area (VTA) and hypothalmus

Answer 16

Dopamine

Question 17

Degeneration of substantia nigra DA neurons in the striatum

Answer 17

Parkinson disease

Question 18

found in pons and medulla

Answer 18

Norepinephrine (NE)

Question 19

project widely to cortex, hypothalamus, cerebellum, and spinal cord

Answer 19

NE

Question 20

Strongly implicated in behavioral control, attention/focus, and sympathetic activation

Answer 20

NE

Question 21

Aggression modulation

Answer 21

serotonin

Question 22

Major role of hypothalamic histamine

Answer 22

initiation and maintenance of waking