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The process of releasing neurotransmitter molecules from the vesicles is known as _____ and occurs as a result of an influx of _____ → Exocytosis; Ca2+ Depot binding is said to occur when drugs → Bind to inactive sites During the ____ period, no additional action potentials can be created...

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Psychopharmacology Final Exam
Questions and Correct Answers the Latest
Update and Recommended Version
The process of releasing neurotransmitter molecules from the vesicles is known as _____ and

occurs as a result of an influx of _____

→ Exocytosis; Ca2+


Depot binding is said to occur when drugs

→ Bind to inactive sites


During the ____ period, no additional action potentials can be created

→ Absolute refractory


Neural transmission is generally ____ within a single neuron and ____ between neurons.


→ Electrical; chemical


The most common type of synapse in the brain is the ______ synapse

→ Axodendritic


Neurons rely on ____ for protection, metabolic support and insulation

→ Glial cells


Which of the following factors does NOT affect the pharmokinetics of a drug?

A) Route of Administration



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B) Lipid solubility

C) Depot binding

D) Drug action

→ Drug action


The sac-like structures in the presynaptic terminal are called ______ and are filled with

_______


→ Synaptic vesicles; neurotransmitter molecules


In addition to environmental and sensory stimuli, psychoactive drugs can trigger long-lasting

changes in neuronal connectivity. Collectively, these changes are termed

→ Synaptic plasticity


Axonal transport of proteins occurs along a track formed by

→ Microtubules


When activated, somatodendritic autoreceptors


→ Reduce the rate of cell firing


If a substance is a neurotransmitter, stimulation of the presynaptic cell should have the same

effect as

→ Direct application of the proposed substance to the postsynaptic cell


In order for a substance to be considered a neurotransmitter it must meet several criteria.

Which of the following is NOT considered a criterion for neurotransmitter status?


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A) A synthetic mechanism should be present in the presynaptic cell

B) Vesicles containing the substance should move down the axon with the action potentials

when the neuron is stimulated

C) Receptors for the proposed substance should be present on the postsynaptic cell

D) A means for inactivating the substance should be present

→ Vesicles containing the substance should move down the axon with the action potentials
when the neuron is stimulated


The Na+/K+ pump helps to maintain the ______ by moving three Na+ ions in and two K+

ions out of the cell


→ Resting membrane potential


Activating a metabotropic receptor can result in all of the following except for

A) Opening of a G protein-gated ion channel

B) changes in the levels of a second messenger

C)Opening of an ion channel within the receptor

D) Changes in gene expression

→ Changes in gene expression


Drug metabolism mostly occurs in the ____ and usually makes a drug more _____ soluble.

→ Liver; Water


The ____ is best described as a result of the selective permeability of the neuronal membrane

and the uneven distribution of ions inside and outside the cell.


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