Neurotransmitter Treatments (drugs)

Question 1

Agonists are

Answer 1

Drugs that mimic the shape of a neurotransmitter

Question 2

Antagonists

Answer 2

Bind to receptors and block neurotransmitters from stimulating receptors (creating a numbing sensation)

Question 3

Reuptake inhibitors

Answer 3

Prevent the reuptake of neurotransmitters from the presynaptic neuron ( stops the extra neurotransmitters being sucked back up)

Question 4

Inhibitors of neurotransmitter enzymes

Answer 4

Inhibits enzymes that breakdown neurotransmitters in the synaptic cleft