NEUROTRANSMITTERS

Question 1

are chemical substances manufactured in the neuron that aid in the transmission of information throughout the body

Answer 1

Neurotransmitter

Question 2

stimulates an action in the cell

Answer 2

excitatory

Question 3

stops the action

Answer 3

inhibitory

Question 4

Synaptic neurotransmitters are transported back into the axon for storage

Answer 4

Relapse

Question 5

An enzyme metabolizes and inactivates neurotransmitters

Answer 5

Degradation

Question 6

an enzyme that inactivates monoamine neurotransmitters

Answer 6

monoamine oxidase

Question 7

an enzyme that inactivates acetylcholine

Answer 7

Acetylcholinesterase

Question 8

What are the monoamine neurotransmitters?

Answer 8

Serotonin
Epinephrine
Norepinephrine
Dopamine

Question 9

-Inhibitory
-Mood neurotransmitter
-Affects level of happiness

Answer 9

Serotonin

Question 10

-Excitatory (Peripheral)

-Produced in times of stress to activate “fight or flight” response (Inc. HR and blood flow)

Answer 10

Epinephrine

Question 11

-Excitatory (CNS)

-Facilitates concentration – attention, learning and memory, sleep and wakefulness

Answer 11

Norepinephrine

Question 12

-Excitatory (CNS)

-Pleasure neurotransmitter – control of complex movements, motivation and reward, cognition, and regulation of emotional response

Answer 12

Dopamine

Question 13

-Movement
-Sensory stimuli

Answer 13

Nigrostriatal Pathway

Question 14

-Pleasure and reward seeking behavior
-Emotion
-Perception
-Addiction

Answer 14

Mesolimbic Pathway

Question 15

-Cognition
-Attention
-Memory
-Emotion
-Learning

Answer 15

Mesocortical Pathway

Question 16

-Inhibitory
-Natural anxiolytic of the body

Answer 16

Gama- aminobutyric Acid (GABA)

Question 17

-Memory
-Excitatory
-Toxicity

Answer 17

Glutamate