Psychopharmacology PPT Flashcards

1
Q

Projections of the nigrostriatal system?

A

From SN to caudate nucleus and putamen

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2
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Projections of the mesolimbic system?

A

From VTA to limbic (NA, amygdala, and hippocampus)

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3
Q

Cocaine blocks reuptake of __

A

Dopamine

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4
Q

What does MAO do?

A

Within axon terminal, degrades dopamine

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5
Q

__ cell bodies are located in brainstem raphe nuclei and project to cortex

A

Serotonin

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6
Q

__ is an excitatory NT that interacts with NMDA, AMPA, Kainate receptors

A

Glutamate

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7
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These receptors have benzo, barbiturate, and steroid binding sites

A

GABAa

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