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Quiz by Catriona Wilds, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Catriona Wilds
about 5 years ago
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Question 1
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The primary excitatory neurotransmitter is ______, and ______ is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter.
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GABA, Glutamate
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Glutamate, GABA
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Dopamine, Serotonin
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Adrenaline, Opiate
Question 2
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An agonist is a drug that...
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Is always less potent than an antagonist
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Elicits a similar physiological response to that of a neurotransmitter
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Will usually have depressant effects
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All of the above
Question 3
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The anti-depression drug Fluoxetine (also known as Prozac) increases level of serotonin. It does this by...
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increasing serotonin production
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inhibiting serotonin deterioration
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indirect stimulation of serotonic cells
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blocking the reuptake of synaptic serotonin
Question 4
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An increase in _____ for a drug would cause that drug to more rapidly reach the brain.
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Metabolism of the drug via the liver
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Lipid solubility
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Water solubility
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Kidney excretion
Question 5
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One mechanism for the tolerance produced by repeated drug administration is...
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A decreased metabolism of the drug
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An increased plasma level of the drug
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An increased number of receptors for the drug
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A reduced number of receptors for the drug
Question 6
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Caffeine acts to...
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Block adenosine receptors
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Stimulate adenosine receptors
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Block noradrenaline receptors
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Block acetylcholine receptors
Question 7
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The psychoactive constituent of the drug cannabis (THC) probably acts on the same receptors as...
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Adenosine
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Anandamide
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Adenylate cyclase
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Arachidonic cannabinol
Question 8
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Naloxone would be effective at reversing the effects of...
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Dextro-amphetamine
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LSD
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Morphine
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Both LSD and Morphine
Question 9
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Repeated administration of barbiturates/opiates may cause no increase in level of sedation/pain relief but an increasing effect on respiratory depression. Why might this be?
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The drug begins to act as a placebo
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The drug has an increased margin of safety over time
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The drug has more than one site of action
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The drug binds with an ionotropic receptor
Question 10
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Drugs that are postsynaptic receptor antagonists...
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Increase neural inhibition only
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Reduce neural inhibition only
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Increase or reduce neural inhibition depending on the typical action of the neurotransmitter
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Increase neural inhibition only when bound to a metabotropic receptor
Question 11
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A drug which prevents the storage of a neurotransmitter within synaptic vesicles would be...
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An agonist
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An antagonist
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Either an agonist or an antagonist
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An agonist only when calcium channels are open
Question 12
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If a drug blocks pre-synaptic transporter reuptake molecules, then it is...
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An agonist
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An antagonist
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Either an agonist or an antagonist
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An agonist only when sodium channels are open
Question 13
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Repeated stimulation of the mesolimbic system can lead to drug abuse. This is because...
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This system projects to the prefrontal cortex
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This system is important for reinforcement
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This is an important part of the basal ganglia
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This system is important in the control of the mood
Question 14
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GABA receptors are complex, but it is known that alcohol will act as...
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An agonist to these receptors
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An antagonist to these receptors
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Either an agonist or an antagonist to these receptors
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An agonist but only if steroid molecules are also bound to the receptor
Question 15
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Why might terahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana) be used by people taking certain drugs for cancer?
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It reduces anxiety produced by cancer drugs
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It acts as an antagonist for the neurotransmitter anandamide
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It reduces nausea produced by cancer drugs
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All of the above
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