Biological Psychology Drugs Test 3 Part 2

Front 1

penetration of drugs into central nervous system

Back 1

drug must pass through blood brain barrier to affect the brain

Front 2

ways drugs can affect the brain

Back 2

1. bind to a receptor

2. influencing synthesis, transport, and releae of a neurotransmitter

3. influencing deactivation of a neurotransmitter (eg reuptake of neurotransmitter

Front 3

drug metabolism

Back 3

drugs made into non active forms by enzymes

1. usually enzymes produced by liver

2. usually now can't pass through blood brain barrier

3. some passed by urine, breath, sweat, feces, mothers milk--used for drug tests

Front 4

drug tolerance

Back 4

1. decreased sensitivity to a drug that develops as a result of exposure to the drug

2. a shift in dose response curve

Front 5

tests of drug tolerance

Back 5

1. same amount of drug has less effect with repeated use

2. takes more of the same drug to get same effect with repeated use

Front 6

dose response curve

Back 6

graph of size of effect of drug with different doses. has many uses

Front 7

tobacco

Back 7

1. leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide

2. nicotine

3. tar

Front 8

nicotine

Back 8

major psychactive ingredient in tobacco. affects nicotinic cholinergic (acetylcholine) receptors of the brain

Front 9

tar

Back 9

collective term for other chemicals in tobacco

Front 10

tobacco addiction

Back 10

show tolerance

1. first cigarette often unpleasant experience

Front 11

unpleasant symptoms of first cigarette

Back 11

1. coughing

2. nausea

3. sweating

4. dizziness

5. cramps

6. flushing

Front 12

cigarette smokers symptoms

Back 12

1. report more relaxed, alert, less hungry after smoking

2. craving for cigarette