(SBI4U1) Neurotransmitters

Question 1

List the selected associated effects and interacting psychotropic drugs of:
Acetycholine

Answer 1

Learning, motor functions

Nicotine(at nicotinic sites)

Question 2

List the selected associated effects and interacting psychotropic drugs of:
Glutamate

Answer 2

Excitatory responses, memory, learning
Ethyl alcohol(ethanol)

Question 3

List the selected associated effects and interacting psychotropic drugs of:
GABA

Answer 3

Anxiety/relaxation, coordination, intoxication

Bariturates, benzodiazepines, ethanol

Question 4

List the selected associated effects and interacting psychotropic drugs of:
Dopamine

Answer 4

Pleasure/reward, craving, mental illness

Cocaine, amphetamines, ethanol

Question 5

List the selected associated effects and interacting psychotropic drugs of:
Norepinephrine

Answer 5

Stress, arousel, learning, sleep

Cocaine, amphetamines

Question 6

List the selected associated effects and interacting psychotropic drugs of:
Serotonin

Answer 6

Sleep, craving, mood regulation, anxiolysis

Ethanol, MDMA, hallucinogens

Question 7

List the selected associated effects and interacting psychotropic drugs of:
Enkephalins

Answer 7

Pain response, learning, eating

Heroin, morphine, other opioids

Question 8

List the selected associated effects and interacting psychotropic drugs of:
Beta-Endorphins

Answer 8

Pain sensitivity, euphoria, pleasurable effects

Heroin, morphine, other opioids, ethanol

Question 9

What type of natural transmitter are glutamate and GABA?

Answer 9

Amino acids

Question 10

What type of natural transmitter are dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin?

Answer 10

Monoamines

Question 11

What type of natural transmitter are enkephalins and beta-endorphins?

Answer 11

Neuropeptides