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Dilated pupils, elevated pulse & BP, dry skin & hyperthermia, delirium are all symptoms associated with an overload of which type of medication?

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Anticholinergics

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Antipsychotic drugs block DA transmission in which dopaminergic tract?

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Mesolimbic

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Atrophy of the distal part of neurons after being severed from the proximal part

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Wallerian degeneration

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Cell bodies of seratonergic neurons are found in & around the

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Raphe nuclei

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Catecholamines

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DA, NE, and epinephrine

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Depletion of norepinephrine results in

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Decreased sympathetic activity (orthostatic hypotension, sleep disturbances, depression)

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Cell death through inflammatory response

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Necrosis

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Dopamine producing cells are located in the

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Midbrain (substantia nigra pars compacta, ventral tegmentum)

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Dysfunction of GABA is implicated in which conditions?

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Huntington’s (lack of inhibition of BG), tetanus & strychnine poisoning (impair presynaptic GABA release), stiff-person syndrome

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Describe the structure of neuronal membranes

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Phospholipid membrane bilayer with “head” that contains phosphorus (polar & hydrophilic) & two “tails” that are lipid molecules (nonpolar & hydrophobic)

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Enhanced GABA activity produces what kind of effects?

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sedative, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant

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Excess norepinephrine results in

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Increased sympathetic activity (e.g., tremor, bronchodilation)

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Endorphins

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Peptide hormones synthesized in the brain that bind to opiate receptors; reduce the sensation of pain & affect emotions

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Four nucleotide bases

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Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

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Which neurotransmitter opens Cl- channels & closes CA++ channels, hyperpolarizing cells?

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GABA

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Excitotoxicity

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Cell death by calcium flooding; occurs when concentrations of excitatory amino acids (glutamate) exceed the ability of uptake mechanisms to remove them (e.g., HD, epilepsy, stroke, hypoxia, TBI)

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Which neurotransmitter is involved in regulation of mood, memory, hormones, blood flow, new learning, attention switching, & motor behavior?

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Norepinephrine

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Glutamate is implicated in

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Plasticity, learning, & memory

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Groups of ribosomes used for protein synthesis

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Nissl bodies

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Which neurotransmitter is involved in regulating mood, eating, sleeping, temp, sex, aggression, arousal, & pain?

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Serotonin

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Histamine is concentrated in the

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Hypothalamus

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How are the catecholamines synthesized?

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L-Tyrosine => L-Dopa => dopamine => norephinephrine => epinephrine

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How is serotonin involved in sleep?

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Activity of serotonin-producing cells reaches highest level during arousal, drops to quiescent levels during slow-wave sleep, & disappears during REM sleep

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How is acetylcholine synthesized?

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Formed by combo of acetyle CoA + choline, in presence of enzyme choline acetyltransferase, action is terminated by cholinesterase

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Low serotonin is associated with
Depression, anxiety, OCD, PD, AD
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Solvents that readily permeate the nervous system & damage lipid-rich myelin, causing neuropathy & encephalopathy, are called
Lipophilic
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Membrane potential is the property of what 2 opposing forces?
1. Force of diffusion - molecules distribute themselves equally throughout the medium in which they're dissolved 2. Force of electrostatic pressure - particles with the same kind of charge repel; different charges attract
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Membrane-bound structures important in packaging peptides & proteins (including NTs) into vesicles
Golgi apparatus
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Mesolimbic pathway
Ventral tegmental area =\> amygdala/limbic system
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Which type of glial cells undergo rapid proliferation in response to tissue destruction, act as scavengers & metabolize tissue debris?
Microglia
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Nigrostriatal pathway
Substantia nigra =\> D2 receptors of striatum Decreased DA here = rigidity, tremor, akinesia Excess =\> dyskinesia
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Pathway of norepinephrine
Locus ceruleus (pons) & lateral tegmentum =\> cerebral cortex, limbic system, RAS, spinal cord
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Physiological roles of endorphins
Pain perception, stress, respiratory regulation, temp control, tolerance development (opioids)
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Relatively refractory period
State in which axon membrane is hyperpolarized, and a new action potential can be induced by only if the intensity of the stimulus is higher than that which initiated the 1st action potential
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Removal of dead cells by mitochondria, microglia, & astrocytes
Phagocytosis
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Programmed gene-directed cell death
Apoptosis
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Serotonin is increased by what drugs?
SSRIs, tricyclics, MDMA (ecstacy), LSD
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Scarring associated with hyperplasia glial overgrowth/replacement of cell bodies by glial cells
Gliosis/sclerosis
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Spatial summation
Impulses in 2 excitatory fibers cause 2 synaptic depolarizations at about the same time that together reach firing threshold; they sum over space to fire a target neuron
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System of transport for materials within a neuron, may be used for structural support
Microfilaments/neurotubules
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Sodium-potassium pump
Continuously pushes Na+ out of the cell, exchanges 3 Na+ for every 2 K+
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Serotonin is synthesized from
Tryptophan
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Temporal summation
Occurs when a burst of action potentials reaches a nerve fiber terminal; the serious of impulses in one excitatory fiber can sum over time to fire a target neuron, even thought each individual EPSP wouldn't do it
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System of tubes for transport of materials within cytoplasm
Endoplasmic reticulum
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Take up glucose & break it down for energy
Mitochondria
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What are some of the known functions of glutamate NMDA receptors?
Memory, migration of embryonic neurons, excitotoxic neuron death
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What happens during an action potential?
Once the threshold of excitation is reached, Na+ gates open, allowing Na+ into the cell & depolarizing it. K+ gates are then opened, allowing K+ out of the cell and repolarizing it.
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What are the main functions of astrocytes?
1) Provide support to BBB 2) Maintain local ionic & pH balance between neurons 3) Deliver energy to neurons 4) Regulate & coordinate neuronal firing
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What is acetylcholine's role in the CNS?
Influences alertness, attention, & memory Decreased acetylcholine fx in AD
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What is the average resting membrane potential of neurons?
~ -70mV
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What is the only low-molecular-weight amine transmitter substance that is not an amino acid or derived directly from one?
Acetylcholine
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What is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
GABA
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What is the principle excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain?
Glutamate
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What is the only transmitter to be synthesized in vesicles?
Norepinephrine
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When a neuron is at resting potential, what ions are primarily in the intracellular fluid?
K+
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When a neuron is at resting potential, what ions are primarily in the extracellular fluid?
Cl- and Na+
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Which glial cells form myelin in the CNS? PNS?
CNS - oligodendrocytes PNS - Schwann cells
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Where are endorphins found in the brain?
Primarily in the pituitary, lesser amounts also present in the hypothalamus & other regions of the brain involved in pain perception
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Which glial cells swell in response to brain injury?
Astrocytes
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Which neurotransmitter is found at the neuromuscular junction?
Acetylcholine
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Which toxin prevents the release of acetylcholine?
Botulism toxin
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Cluster of neurons in the dorsal pons situated on the floor of the 4th ventricle that contains over 1/2 of the norepinephrine neurons in the CNS; neurons are activated during states of heightened vigilance & may be more involved in affective disorders
Locus ceruleus
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Which glial cells line the brain ventricles & central canal of the spinal cord, assisting with the secretion/circulation of CSF?
Ependymal cells
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Which dopaminergic pathway is implicated in the negative symptoms of psychosis?
Mesocortical

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