Deck 6: Extension: B - The Influence of Drugs and Hormones on Behavior

Question 1

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the item in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
CB1 and CB2 ___

A)NMDA receptor
B)heroin antagonist
C)anandamide
D)liver enzymes

Answer 1

anandamide

Question 2

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the item in each question with the most appropriate alternative in the list below.
area postrema ___

A)vomit response
B)Parkinson's disease
C)benzodiazepine
D)blood-brain barrier

Answer 2

vomit response

Question 3

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the item in each question with the most appropriate alternative in the list below.
MPTP ___

A)vomit response
B)Parkinson's disease
C)benzodiazepine
D)blood-brain barrier

Answer 3

Parkinson's disease

Question 4

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the drug in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
cocaine ___

A)adenosine agonist
B)opioid agonist
C)opioid antagonist
D)dopamine agonist

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the drug in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
chlorpromazine ___

A)GABA
B)serotonin
C)acetylcholine
D)dopamine

Question 6

What characterizes drugs that can easily reach the brain?

Question 7

Why must certain chemicals be transported to neurons within the brain? How is this accomplished?

Question 8

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the drug in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
physostigmine ___

A)GABA
B)serotonin
C)acetylcholine
D)dopamine

Question 9

What is the blood-brain barrier?

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the drug in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
Valium ___

A)GABA
B)serotonin
C)acetylcholine
D)dopamine

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the item in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
PCP ___

A)NMDA receptor
B)heroin antagonist
C)anandamide
D)liver enzymes

Question 12

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the item in each question with the most appropriate alternative in the list below.
Valium ___

A)vomit response
B)Parkinson's disease
C)benzodiazepine
D)blood-brain barrier

Question 13

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the drug in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
heroin ___

A)adenosine agonist
B)opioid agonist
C)opioid antagonist
D)dopamine agonist

Question 14

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the item in each question with the most appropriate alternative in the list below.
tight junctions ___

A)vomit response
B)Parkinson's disease
C)benzodiazepine
D)blood-brain barrier

Question 15

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the drug in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
naloxone ___

A)adenosine agonist
B)opioid agonist
C)opioid antagonist
D)dopamine agonist

Question 16

Identify the barriers that an injected drug must cross to reach the brain.

Question 17

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the drug in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
Prozac ___

A)GABA
B)serotonin
C)acetylcholine
D)dopamine

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the drug in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
caffeine ___

A)adenosine agonist
B)opioid agonist
C)opioid antagonist
D)dopamine agonist

Question 19

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the item in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
metabolic tolerance ___

A)NMDA receptor
B)heroin antagonist
C)anandamide
D)liver enzymes

Question 20

Use the following to answer questions:
Match the item in each question with the correct alternative from the list below.
nalorphine ___

A)NMDA receptor
B)heroin antagonist
C)anandamide
D)liver enzymes

Question 21

Why is it potentially dangerous to simultaneously take benzodiazepines and barbiturates?

Question 22

What are the seven major events in synaptic transmission?

Question 23

Explain how activation of the GABA receptor can cause sedation.

Question 24

What is the functional significance of brain regions that lack a blood-brain barrier? Give an example.

Question 25

What is the evidence that the dopamine system is involved in drug addiction?

Question 26

Why does curare produce paralysis but not affect consciousness?

Question 27

Compare the chemical messengers and target organs of the fast and slow pathways that contribute to the stress response.
Answer Key

Question 28

Identify and describe the three kinds of drug tolerance.

Question 29

Discuss some of the reasons why the same dose of a drug in the same person can have different effects at different times.

Question 30

What brain effects did Robinson see during amphetamine sensitization?

Question 31

How do hormones such as insulin and cortisol act in opposition to maintain physiological function at an optimal level?

Question 32

How do drugs such as Prozac affect serotonin levels at brain synapses?

Question 33

Distinguish between general stimulants and behavioral stimulants.

Question 34

What are the mechanisms by which excessive glutamate release is thought to injure neurons?

Question 35

Compare and contrast the actions of neurotransmitters and hormones.

Question 36

What are the stages in the wanting - and - liking theory (incentive - sensitization theory) of drug addiction?