ADCT 200 - Final Exam Flashcards
Develop an understanding of pharmacology and to increase their familiarity with the signs and symptoms of psychoactive chemical problems. (75 cards)
Which of the following routes of administration acts the slowest upon the brain?
contact (trans dermal) absorption.
When a drug is injected, how long does it take for the drug to reach the brain?
15 to 30 seconds
Another word for putting powdered cocaine under the tongue is
sublingual
The main barrier that drugs have to cross to affect the body is the
blood-brain barrier
A child’s circulatory system contains about how much blood?
3-4 quarts of blood
How many nerve cell connections are in the nervous system?
100 million
Which of the following is a function of the new brain?
creativity
Which of the following is a part of a neuron?
terminals
The gap between neurotransmitters is the
synapse
Within the neuron, what is stored in vesicles?
neurotransmitters
When a substance originates outside the body, it is
exogenous
The mechanism that accepts neurotransmitters are
antagonists
Which is NOT a type of tolerance?
delayed tolerance
Which is NOT a type of withdrawal?
pharmacodynamic withdrawal
Which is NOT a desired effect of psychoactive drugs?
to increase depression
In levels of use terminology, abuse means
continued use of the drug despite negative consequences.
The T in SPECT scans stands for what?
tomography
Which is NOT a genetic research technique?
liver biopsies
Which will NOT cause a sober mouse to become an alcoholic mouse?
genes
Drugs that bind to receptors and block the effects of neurotransmitters are
antagonists
When there is internal conflict, the new brain will usually override the old brain.
False
The nucleus accumbens is found in the old brain
True
Psychoactive drugs cannot create sensations or feelings that don’t have a natural counterpart in the body.
True
_____ for stimulating the reward/reinforcement center is the GABA
False