Neurotransmitters
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5 questions
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Match the function or malfunction to the correct neurotransmitter.
Match the function or malfunction to the correct neurotransmitter.
- Endorphins
- Glutamate
- GABA
- Acetylcholine
- Norepineprhine
- Dopamine
- Serotonin
- Used in memory in the brain and muscle contraction in muscles.
- Too much is associated with schizophrenia. Not enough is associated with Parkinson's. Also used in reward systems and the coordination of movement.
- Low levels associated with the lowering of mood, i.e. depression.
- Our major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Not enough may be associated with migraines and seizures.
- Our major excitatory neurotransmitter. Our most abundant neurotransmitter.
- Our pain-killing neurotransmitter.
- Our "stress" neurotransmitter.
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Excitatory neurotransmitters allow ___ into the next neuron which depolarizes that cell.
Excitatory neurotransmitters allow ___ into the next neuron which depolarizes that cell.
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Agonists are chemicals that ________ neurotransmitters.
Agonists are chemicals that ________ neurotransmitters.
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Prozac, an SSRI, is an ____ for serotonin.
Prozac, an SSRI, is an ____ for serotonin.
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A drug that blocks exocytosis would be an
A drug that blocks exocytosis would be an