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19 Cards in this Set
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To treat depression, what are the monoamines?
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serotonin, norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine,
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What are the three categories of neurotransmitters?
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Primary amines, amino acids, and pepitide
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what is the only neurotransmitter that is listed under the subcategory quarternary amines?
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Acetycholine
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What are the neurotransmitters that are under the subcategory of catecholamines?
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Dopamine, norepinephrine, or epinephrine
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What are the neurotransmittes under the indoleamines?
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Serotonin and histamine
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What is the excitatory amino acids? Inhibitory?
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Glutamate, Aspartate. GABA is the inhibitory
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What are the peptide neurotransmitters
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Endorphins, enkephalins
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Describe how different neurotransmitters are created from tyrosine
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Tyrosine-----> Dopa----->Dopamine----> Dopamine-----> Norepinephrine---> epinephrine
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What does serotonin regulate?
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norepinephrine
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What does low serotonin mean in terms of symptoms
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depression
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What does high serotonin mean?
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Increased alertness, improved focus, excitable, irritable
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What are the two organ that are part of the limbic system
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Amygdala and hypothalamus
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What is the amygdala responsible for?
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emotions
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What is the limbic system responsible for?
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appetite, libido, sleep
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In which part of the brain is cognition located?
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cortex
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What are the two spots where serotonin is synthesized
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Rostral raphe nuclei ( brain) and caudal raphe nuclei (spinal cord)
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Describe the pathway of serotonin from the rostral raphe nuclei
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Routed through the amygdala and hippocampus----> hypothalamus----> throughout the brain into the thalamus, striatum, and cortex.
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Norepinephrine is synthesized from what chemical?
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Dopamine
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Low levels of epinephrine leads to what?
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Depression
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