pharmo – Flashcards

36. Migraine headaches are most closely linked with an A. oversupply of GABA. B. undersupply of serotonin. C. oversupply of glutamate. D. undersupply of acetylcholine.

35. An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter known as ________ is linked to seizures. A. glutamate B. GABA C. serotonin D. ACh

175. An undersupply of GABA is most closely linked to A. schizophrenia. B. paralysis. C. insomnia. D. Alzheimer's disease.

The levels of which neurotransmitter are affected by the mood-elevator, cocaine? A) serotonin B) GABA C) norepinephrine D) acetylcholine

173. The tremors of Parkinson's disease result from the death of nerve cells that produce the neurotransmitter A. serotonin. B. ACh. C. GABA. D. dopamine.

Excessive sleeping is most likely due to the presence of too much of which neurotransmitter? A) GABA B) norepinephrine C) serotonin D) dopamine

84. Which neurotransmitter maintains slow wave sleep by actively inhibiting both wakefulness and REM? a. acetylcholamine b. norepinephrine c. glycine d. dopamine e. serotonin

What are the molecules that are similar enough to a neurotransmitter to bind to its receptor sites on a dendrite and mimic that neurotransmitter's effects called? a. agonists b. antagonists c. action potentials d. endocrines e. endorphins

Botulin is a poison with a molecular structure so similar to acetylcholine (ACh) that it blocks the effects of ACh in synapses, making botulin which kind of molecule? a. agonist b. endocrine c. autonomic d. antagonist e. endorphin

Molecules that are similar enough to a neurotransmitter to bind to its receptor sites on a dendrite and block that neurotransmitter's effects are called what? a. antagonists b. endorphins c. endocrines d. action potentials e. agonists

Some opiate drugs have molecular structures so similar to endorphins that they mimic endorphin's euphoric effects in the brain, making these opiate drugs which kind of molecule? a. autonomics b. antagonists c. endocrines d. endorphins e. agonists