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14 Cards in this Set
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A major site for dopamine production is the...
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Substantia Nigra pars compacta
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What neurotransmitter is released from granule cells in the cerebellum?
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Glutamate
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Name: A neurotransmitter in the CNS associated with synaptic inhibition.
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GABA
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Name: A neuropeptide involved in suppressing nociceptive transmission.
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Opiod peptides eg enkephalins/endorphins
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The transmitter acting on NMDA receptors is?
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Glutamate
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The type of receptor at the skeletal neuromuscular junction is?
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Nicotinic Acetylcholine - Ligand Gated ion channel
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What receptor is involved in hippocampal long term potentiation?
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NMDA
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What is the role of the substantia nigra pars reticulata and what is its main neurotransmitter?
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Processing centre of basal ganglia
GABA |
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What is the role of the substantia nigra pars compacta and what is its main neurotransmitter?
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Fine motor control
Dopamine |
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What transmitter acts on AMPA receptors?
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Glutamate
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What is the prinicipal neurotransmitter produced by locus coeruleus nuclei?
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Noradrenaline
(locus coeruleus is involved in physiological response to stress and panic) |
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The transmitter in the iris which causes CONSTRICTION of the pupil is?
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Acetylcholine
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The transmitter in the iris which causes DILATION of the pupil is?
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Noradrenaline
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The neurotransmitter principally produced by the Raphe Nuclei?
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Serotonin
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