Vocabulary Deck #2

Question 1

Agonist

Answer 1

a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates it’s function

Question 2

Antagonist

Answer 2

a chemical that binds to a receptor and prevents other chemicals from binding to the receptor, therefore turning off the receptors function

Question 3

Pathogen

Answer 3

microorganism that causes disease

Question 4

Vector

Answer 4

pathogen transmitting organism

Question 5

Communicable Disease

Answer 5

disease that spreads through the enviornment

Question 6

Virus

Answer 6

protein around genetic material

Question 7

SSRI

Answer 7

selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor

Question 8

Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor

Answer 8

any drug that inhibits re-uptake of serotonin with little to no effect on other neurotransmitters

Question 9

Re-uptake

Answer 9

re-absorption

Question 10

Infection

Answer 10

multiplication of pathogens damaging body cells