A patient takes a stimulant that produces euphoria, as well as an increase in heart rate and blood pressure and it treats narcolepsy. To exert its effect, the drug must be taken up into nerve terminals, where it stimulates the release of norepinephrine and dopamine from their vascular storage sites.

Q: Parkinson’s disease is a caused by the degeneration of neurons that release ________. a. serotonin…

A: Parkinson's disease (PD) is distinguished by the degeneration of dopamine (DA) neurons.

Q: In cholinergic neurotransmission, inhibition of the choline transporter will affect the normal…

A: In cholinergic neurotransmission, inhibition of the choline transporter will affect the normal…

Q: Atropine blocks parasympathetic nerve effects. It would therefore cause a. dilation of the pupils.…

A: Answer is e.) all of these.

Q: Which of the following are not tropic hormones? hGH and ACTH LH and TSH TSH and ACTH TSH and ADH The…

A: Tropic hormones are those that target different endocrine glands. The anterior pituitary produces…

Q: Which of the following is a substance in the body that facilitates the transmission of pain signals?…

A: Pain is defined as an unpleasant and undesirable sensation of the body that is caused by or…

Q: Why can’t we use dopamine in the management of Parkinson’s Diseas

A: Parkinson's disease is rather a progressive neurological disorder which cause a condition such as…

Q: Which of the following statements is true? a. GABA activity will be enhanced by tranquilizers b.…

A: Statement (a) GABA activity will be enhanced by tranquilizers is true. Tranquilizers are the drugs…

Q: Which kind of drug would have anti-anxiety effects?a. nicotinic agonistb. anticholinergicc.…

A: A drug is any substance that causes a change in an organism physiology or psychology when consumed.…

Q: The discovery that the brain contains specific receptors for manufactured opiate drugs such as…

A: Opioids are a class of drugs that are used to relieve pain and induce sleep. These are highly…

Q: Most parasympathetic preganglionic fibers are found in the________ nerve.

A: BASIC INFORMATION NERVOUS SYSTEM :- It is of two types namely Central nervous system (CNS) and…

Q: Which of the following releases norepinephrine as a neurotransmitter? a. preganglionic sympathetic…

A: Autonomic nervous system involves two autonomic motor neurons in the efferent pathway. The first…

Q: CNS effects was most likely elicited by amobarbital? a. Antiparkinson b. Analgesic c. Anticonvulsant…

A: Amobarbital It is derived from barbiturate.  Indications  Anxiety Insomnia Epilepsy or status…

Q: Phenytoin (sodium channel blocker) and ethosuximide (calcium channel blocker) are anti-seizure drugs…

A: Electrical signals regulate the contraction of muscle, secretion of hormones, sensation of the…

Q: A class of drugs called monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors reduce the re-uptake of norepinephrine…

A: The nervous system is important for the transmission of signals from all parts of the body to the…

Q: Both sympathetic and parasympathetic preganglionic neurons are cholinergic and secrete the…

A: The chemical messengers of the body are typically referred to as neurotransmitters. They are the…

Q: Anesthetic drugs and anxiety-reducing drugs increase activity of GABA, decreasing brain excitation.…

A: Psychotropic medications influence the action, vision, thinking, or disposition of a person. It is a…

Q: Which neurotransmitters are use with the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

A: Neurotransmitters are chemical substances that act as mediators for the transmission of nerve…

Q: In schizophrenia, the neurons affected by dopamine are overstimulated. This condition is treated…

A: Dopamine is a neurotransmitter and is responsible to carry out many brain-related functions. Its…

Q: Drugs such as Viagra that help maintain an erection have a mechanism that enhances the action of…

A: Sympathetic system is inhibitory for erectile action and parasympathetic system have excitatory…

Q: Can we control the amount of Dopamine secreted by the brain while carrying out those activities that…

A: Answer: DOPAMINE: it is a neurotransmitteror can be called as chemical messengers. It is naturally…

Q: Adrenergic receptors classified as α1, β1, and β2 act by changing the level of ____ in the target…

A: Answer- Adrenergic receptors are the the main receptors for the epinephrine and norepinephrine…

Q: The neural crest gives rise to all of the following except:- a. sympathetic chain ganglia. b. the…

A: Preganglionic neurons of the autonomic nervous system form from the neural tube and autonomic…

Q: If incoming serotonin axons were destroyed, LSD would still have its full effects. However, if…

A: Humans have a well-established nervous that helps in transferring signals throughout the body. A…

Q: Can we control the amount of Dopamine secreted by the brain while carrying out those activities that…

A: We know that Dopamine is a hormone that is a feel-good neurotransmitter and is associated with…

Q: Explain the mechanism which underlies the cardiovascular affects of epinephrine and norepinephrine…

A: The increased heart rate and the force of contraction of the heart muscle are the effect of…

Q: The striatum is a structure within the basal ganglia.  The striatum is comprised mostly of medium…

A: The striatum, consisting of the ventrally located nucleus accumbens (NAc) and dorsal caudate putamen…

Q: Draw an ouline of the autonomic system and identify the neurotransmitters and receptors such as…

A: Neurotransmitters are frequently referred to as the chemical messengers of the body. They are the…

Q: Your patient has been poisoned by an unknown substance and shows signs of delirium, abnormal heart…

A: Introduction When an organism is exposed to a sufficient amount of poison, it can cause death,…

Q: Many drugs work by interfering with the inactivation of neurotransmitters once they gave been…

A: The body possesses several chemical messengers which are known as neurotransmitters. These…

Q: Develop a definition of or for the category of stimulant drugs. In doing so also describe the CNS…

A: Stimulant is a subtances whichraises the levels of physical and nervous activity of the body.

Q: Which of the following associations is NOT correct? amphetamines-narcolepsy methamphetamine-ADHD…

A: Different types of drugs are used to treat different disorders. Drugs are generally classified on…

Q: Naloxone works because it blocks receptors that usually bind with a. Endogenous opioids b. Heroine…

A: Naloxone is a drug that temporarily counteracts the overdose of the drug that depresses the Central…

Q: Ordinarily, patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease (who have damage to dopamine-releasing axons)…

A: *Individuals with persistent conditions, such as Parkinson's illness, will have their symptoms…

Q: Phenytoin (sodium channel blocker) and ethosuximide (calcium channel blocker) are anti-seizure drugs…

A: Seizure occurs due to prolonged depolarisation of epileptic neurons, which will activate voltage…

Q: The reticular activating system is stimulated by all the following,      except :-a- epinephrineb-…

A: The reticular formation is a set of interconnected nuclei that are located throughout the brainstem.…

Q: Catecholamine (Epinephrine)-blockers are often used as a treatment to dilate blood vessels and…

A: Hypertension happens due to the constriction of the blood vessels. This is treated by the usage of…

Q: Which of the following does NOT contribute to the longer lasting and more widespread effects…

A: Sympathetic System:  Along with the parasympathetic nervous system, the sympathetic nervous system…

Q: What would be the effect of benzodiazepines on someone who had no GABA?

A: GABA also called gama amino butyric acid It is an inhibitory neurotransmitter of central nervous…

Q: Which of the following statements is mismatched with the neurotransmitter? binds to muscarinic…

A: Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers involved in neurotransmission. These are released at the…

Q: Reserpine causes symptoms by a. inhibiting the release of dopamine from the presynaptic neuron  b.…

A: Dopamine is a catecholamine and phenethylamine, chemical family. Dopamine acts as a brain…

Q: Epilepsy is the disesae. Which areas of the brain are affected by epilpesy? What type of…

A: Epilepsy is a central nervous system neurological disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal,…

Q: What kinds of cellular or organ actions would you expect to be influenced by neurotransmitters?

A: The chemical messengers that transmit signals from nerve cells to target cells such as muscle cells,…

Q: L-dopa or levodopa is used to treat Parkinson's disease because it: 1) blocks NMDA receptors 2)…

A: Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement.…

Q: Nicotinic receptors bind A. acetylcholine and allow chloride ions to exit the cell. B.…

A: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are proteinous structures that receive and transduce signals from…