Lecture 1 Handout Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
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What is 5-HT
A
Serotonin - Mood, Sleep, Pain.
2
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What is DA
A
Dopamine - Wakefulness, Pleasure, Muscle Conduction
3
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What is NE
A
Norepinephrine - Executive function, Low in depression, sympathetic tone (heart rate, blood pressure).
4
Q
Tmax (Time to max lvl)
A
Peak absorption - Highest Point
5
Q
Therapeutic Index
A
Level that helps, level that hurts - Longer index = safer
6
Q
Agonist
A
Turn on
7
Q
Antagonist
A
Turn off
8
Q
Nucleus Accumbens (limbic system)
A
Pleasure center - mediated by dopamine
9
Q
Amygdala
A
emotional memory
10
Q
Hippocampus
A
formation of memory
11
Q
Hypothalamus
A
temperature, hormones, sleep, appetite, emotions
