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Biology 101 with Cheung at Illinois State University

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By: Stephanie Stuercke
Textbook:

Biology: Your Place in the Universe, 2nd Edition
Created: 2012-04-14
Size: 22 flashcards
Views: 14

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Psychiatric medication is a big part of the pharmaceutical industry. From your lecture you learn that they can be divided into the following categories, except ___________.

Hallucinogens

Your roommate has a difficult time getting to sleep. She went to the Student Health Services and was given a prescription for Ambien. She asked you to explain how this medication works, and you answer that it is a ____________.

Non-benzodiazepine hypnotic

From the lecture, you have learned that there are two groups of psychiatric medications for treating bipolar affective disorder drugs. The first group is the antipsychotics, and the second group is the _____________.

Mood stabilizers

Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac belong to a class of psychiatric medication known as SSRI. You learn from your lecture that the R in SSRI stands for ______________.

Reuptake

Neurons communicate by chemical means with neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter receptors. You have learned in lecture that neurotransmitters are released from the ____________.

Axon terminals

From your lecture, you have learned that the release of neurotransmitters into the synapse is trigged by _____________ traveling from the cell body to the axon terminal.

Action potential

Hormones and neurotransmitters can have similar chemical structures. Neurotransmitters act only in the synapse, whereas hormones affect many different cells in the body. Which of the following is a hormone?

Epinephrine

Prozac and other SSRIs have many side effects, because serotonin affects many aspects of mental functions, except ______________.

Hallucination

Your parents enjoy a few drinks on the weekends to relax. Your father asked you why alcohol induces a feeling of relaxation. You explain to him that this is due to the release of a neurotransmitter known as ___________.

GABA

Your friend’s uncle suffers from schizophrenia. He takes an antipsychotic medication known as Risperdal. Your friend wants to know how Risperdal works and asked you to explain. Your answer is that Risperdal decreases ____________ in the brain.

Dopamine

One of the first psychiatric medications brought to the market was a barbiturate, which belongs to a class of psychiatric medication known as ______________.

Anxiolytics

Effexor and Cymbalta are in a new class of antidepressant known as SNRI. These medications inhibit the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin and ______________.

Norepinephrine

Action potential is created because of the binding of the neurotransmitters to the neurotransmitter receptors, which are located on the cell membrane of the _______________.

Dendrite terminals

In addition to its neurological activities in the brain, you have learned in lecture that GABA also plays an important role in the peripheral nervous system by maintaining ____________.

Muscle tone

Alcohol has similar neurological actions as Xanax and Valium. They all function as anxiolytics by elevating the synaptic level of the neurotransmitter ____________.

GABA

Your younger brother was diagnosed with ADHD and was prescribed a daily dose of Ritalin. Your mother asked you to explain what the neurological mechanism of Ritalin is. Your answer is that Ritalin is a (an) _____________.

Stimulant

Action potential is created because of the binding of the neurotransmitters to the neurotransmitter receptors, which are located on the cell membrane of the _______________.

Dendrite terminals

You were giving a presentation in your communication class on the action of cocaine. One student asked you how cocaine affects the level of neurotransmitters in the synaptic junction. Your answer is that cocaine works by blocking the ______________.

Reuptake transporter

Your friend’s father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. She learned that this condition is caused by the lack of dopamine production. She asked you to explain. You start out by telling her that dopamine is very similar to ____________.

Adrenalin

Adderall is commonly used by college students to help them stay awake at night. It is classified as a stimulant, with its active ingredient being ____________.

Ampetamine

Your roommate’s brother suffers from bipolar disorder. Your roommate told you that his brother was prescribed a drug known as Carbolith to prevent his mood swings. He asked you what it is, and you tell him that this drug is _____________.

Lithium

After his wife died from cancer, your neighbor Mr. Jones started to take Xanax to reduce his anxiety. From the lecture, you have learned that it is an anxiolytic that contains ___________.

Benzodiazipime

About this deck

By: Stephanie Stuercke
Textbook:

Biology: Your Place in the Universe, 2nd Edition
Created: 2012-04-14
Size: 22 flashcards
Views: 14

About StudyBlue

“Simply amazing. The flash cards are smooth, there are many different types of studying tools, and there is a great search engine. I praise you on the awesomeness.”
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