Neurochemistry MCQ
1. Bidirectional, instantaneous synaptic transmission is typical of __________.
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Electrical synapses
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2. Vesicles are located ____.
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In presynaptic terminals
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3. A drug that inhibits the action of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase will have the effect of ____.
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Prolonging the action of acetylcholine at its synapses
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4. Autoreceptors monitor the ____.
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Amount of neurotransmitter released
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5. ________ open or close in response to binding specific molecules.
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Chemically gated channels
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6. "transporter" proteins transport neurotransmitters ____.
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Back into the presynaptic neuron
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7. For cells that communicate by electrical synapses, the message travels between cells via ________.
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Gap junctions
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8. "drugs that block mao-b are ________ agonists, whereas mao-a blockers are ________.
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Norepinephrine; dopamine agonists
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9. The effect of a neurotransmitter on a postsynaptic neuron is determined by the ____.
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Receptors on the postsynaptic membrane
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10. A metabotropic synapse, by way of its second messenger, ____.
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Can influence activity in much or all of the postsynaptic cell
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11. Releasing hormones are synthesized in the ____ and released in the ____.
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Hypothalamus; anterior pituitary
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12. Ionotropic effects ____.
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may depolarize or hyperpolarize the postsynaptic membrane
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13. Exocytosis is the process by which neurotransmitters are ____.
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Released from the presynaptic neuron
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14. Depolarization is to ____ as hyperpolarization is to ____
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Excitation; inhibition
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15. Damage to the ________ dopaminergic system would be expected to impair movement.
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Nigrostriatal
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16. Cholinergic neurons are thought to ________ within the ________.
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Dorsolateral pons; elicit most of the aspects of REM sleep
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17. All of the following are neurotransmitters except ________.
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Serotonin (5-HT).
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18. A(n) ________ is a drug that blocks or inhibits postsynaptic receptor effects.
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Antagonist
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