Psychopharmacology Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update and Recommended Version
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Psychopharmacology
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Psychopharmacology
The process of releasing neurotransmitter molecules from the vesicles is known as _____ and
occurs as a result of an influx of _____
→ Exocytosis; Ca2+
Depot binding is said to occur when drugs
→ Bind to inactive sites
During the ____ period, no additional action potentials can be created...
Psychopharmacology Final Exam
Questions and Correct Answers the Latest
Update and Recommended Version
The process of releasing neurotransmitter molecules from the vesicles is known as _____ and
occurs as a result of an influx of _____
→ Exocytosis; Ca2+
Depot binding is said to occur when drugs
→ Bind to inactive sites
During the ____ period, no additional action potentials can be created
→ Absolute refractory
Neural transmission is generally ____ within a single neuron and ____ between neurons.
→ Electrical; chemical
The most common type of synapse in the brain is the ______ synapse
→ Axodendritic
Neurons rely on ____ for protection, metabolic support and insulation
→ Glial cells
Which of the following factors does NOT affect the pharmokinetics of a drug?
A) A synthetic mechanism should be present in the presynaptic cell
B) Vesicles containing the substance should move down the axon with the action potentials
when the neuron is stimulated
C) Receptors for the proposed substance should be present on the postsynaptic cell
D) A means for inactivating the substance should be present
→ Vesicles containing the substance should move down the axon with the action potentials
when the neuron is stimulated
The Na+/K+ pump helps to maintain the ______ by moving three Na+ ions in and two K+
ions out of the cell
→ Resting membrane potential
Activating a metabotropic receptor can result in all of the following except for
A) Opening of a G protein-gated ion channel
B) changes in the levels of a second messenger
C)Opening of an ion channel within the receptor
D) Changes in gene expression
→ Changes in gene expression
Drug metabolism mostly occurs in the ____ and usually makes a drug more _____ soluble.
→ Liver; Water
The ____ is best described as a result of the selective permeability of the neuronal membrane
and the uneven distribution of ions inside and outside the cell.
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