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The naturally occurring chemicals that bind to A) Neurotransmitters
receptors on neurons are called
A) Neurotransmitters
B) Drugs
C) Hemoglobin
D) Herbs
The process of releasing neurotransmitters into A) Synapse; exocytosis
the ___________ is called __________ _.
A) Synapse; exocytosis
B) Bloodstream; excretion
C) Synapse; metabolism
D) Cerebral cortex; exocytosis
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,What is the fastest "natural" way that a D) Reuptake into the axon terminal
neurotransmitter's effect is ended?
A) Release it from storage vesicles
B) Metabolism in the synapse
C) Excretion of the neurotransmitter into the urine
D) Reuptake into the axon terminal
E) Prevent it from being metabolized
Which of the following dopamine pathways is E) The midbrain to frontal cortex (medial forebrain bundle)
most important in regulating reward?
A) The hypothalamus to the pituitary gland
B) The occipital lobe to the thalamus
C) The substantia nigra to the basal ganglia
D) The shin bone connected to the leg bone
E) The midbrain to frontal cortex (medial forebrain
bundle)
Which of the following is not a way that a A) Increase blood flow to the synapse
neurotransmitter is altered in the synapse?
A) Increase blood flow to the synapse
B) Block the receptor
C) Mimic the transmitter at the receptor
D) Increase transmitter metabolism
E) Prevent re-uptake back into the terminal
What is the name for a chemical that binds to a A) Antagonist
receptor but produces no effect?
A) Antagonist
B) Hormone
C) Dopamine
D) Enzyme
E) Agonist
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,Which of the following is the correct statement B) Neurons initiate electrical signals that are converted to chemical signals that moves across the
regarding the interaction between two neurons. synapse to either excite or inhibit another neuron
A) Neurons only communicate with other neurons
that have the same neurotransmitter in them
B) Neurons initiate electrical signals that are
converted to chemical signals that moves across
the synapse to either excite or inhibit another
neuron
C) Neurons only connect to neurons that are on
the same side of the brain
D) Neurons make physical contact with one
another at the synapse
What is exocytosis? B) the process of releasing neurotransmitter into the synapse
A) the process of an electrical charge traveling
down the axon
B) the process of releasing neurotransmitter into
the synapse
C) the process of expelling a drug from the body
via urine
D) the process of inactivating a drug by the liver
E) the process of taking neurotransmitter back up
into the axon terminal
Which of the following is not an example of A) Loss of dopamine neurons in response to a toxin like manganese
homeostasis?
A) Loss of dopamine neurons in response to a
toxin like manganese
B) increased production of receptors in response
to excessive transmitter
C) increased heart rate in response to low blood
pressure
D) putting on a jacket when the outside air is cold
E) increased firing of GABA neurons in response
to rapid firing of glutamate neurons
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, Neurotransmitters are very versatile chemical B) False
messengers. Thus, dopamine can bind to
serotonin receptors and produce effects that are
opposite that of serotonin.
A) True
B) False
Absorption occurs when a drug that is taken by B) the blood
any route enters__________:
A) the brain
B) the blood
C) the kidneys and is turned into urine
D) the small intestines
E) the synapse
Which of the following routes of administration is E) oral
most affected by the First Pass Effect?
A) inhalation
B) intramuscular
C) sublingual
D) intravenous
E) oral
Which drug will remain in the body for the longest E) A drug with a half-life of 10 hours
period of time?
A) A drug with a Tmax of 3 hours
B) A drug with a half-life of 5 hours
C) A drug that bypasses the blood brain barrier
D) A drug with a Cmax of 500 ng/mL
E) A drug with a half-life of 10 hours
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