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Pharmacology and Pharmakinetics
Define neuropharmacology,
Match the definition to the term ...,
Match the definition to the term ...
63  cards
Pharmacodynamics
What is pharmacodynamics,
What is a ligand,
What is a drug
92  cards
Research Methods in Pharmacology
What is the difference between in...,
Explain ex vivo,
Define in situ
59  cards
Acetylcholine
What are the 6 criteria s for nt,
What are neuromodulators,
What are the 5 neuromodulators
50  cards
Acetylcholine Receptors
Where does cholinergic neurotrans...,
True or false cholinergic neurotr...,
Which neurotransmitters are relea...
95  cards
Dopamine
Monoamines share a common what,
What are the 3 catecholamines,
Is serotonin a catecholamine a mo...
46  cards
Norepinephrine
What is the synthesis of norepine...,
What are the major metabolic end ...,
How can the levels of mhpg in the...
44  cards
Serotonin
____________ are a group of nts h...,
90 of the 5ht in your body is fou...,
5 ht is a major nt in the _______...
46  cards
Serotonin Receptors
Where do seratonergic neurons inn...,
What is the function of the cauda...,
What do seratonergic lesions lead to
15  cards
Glutamate
True or false non essential amino...,
Where are non essential amino aci...,
What are the 2 functional groups ...
89  cards
Glutamate Receptors and Systems
Of the metabotropic receptors gro...,
Group 1 metabotropic receptors are,
Where are group 2 and 3 metabotro...
55  cards
InInhibitory Neurotransmission: GABA and Glycine
What is the main inhibitory nt in...,
What does gaba increase the condu...,
True or false glycine has compara...
70  cards
neuropeptides
True or false there are more neur...,
Neuropeptides are similar in desi...,
Polypeptide precursors are called...
62  cards
Orexigenic Peptides
Peptides having an orexigenic eff...,
Where are most orexigenic peptide...,
What is responsible for the contr...
65  cards
Oxytocin and vasopressin
Where is oxytocin released from,
Oxytocin is able to elicit what k...,
Vasopressin is also known as what...
46  cards
opiates and opioids
What is an opiate,
What is an opioid,
What are the 3 major psychoactive...
38  cards
opioid receptors and systems
What effects are difficult to dir...,
We know opioids are potent modula...,
Investigators developed a gi base...
43  cards
Opiods Reinforcement and Dependence
Self administration increase decr...,
True or false heroin self adminis...,
True or false heroin sa is errati...
43  cards
Cocaine Systems
What is the second most popular i...,
How much kg of drug possession di...,
What did this disparity contribut...
52  cards
Cocaine
True or false psychostimulants an...,
True or false psychoactive drugs ...,
What are four psychostimulants
44  cards
Amphetamine
True or false enactogens are read...,
Does enactogens affect plasma levels,
How is enactogen metabolized
46  cards
Nicotine and Caffeine
What are the administrations for ...,
Which administration is the faste...,
True or false the faster the meta...
28  cards
Anxiolytic: Barbiturates
Fill in the blank anxiety is the_...,
Anxiolytic sedative hypnotic resu...,
What are sympathetic effects
40  cards
Benzodiazepines
What site does mpb act on,
Why is mpb so addictive,
What kind of effects does chlordi...
38  cards
Alcohol
After ____ alcohol is the most co...,
What was the first fermented beve...,
Match the terms to the type of al...
67  cards
Cannabis
Psychoactive effects due to the p...,
Highest rates of recreational use...,
What is the lifetime use percenta...
26  cards
Endocannabinoids
What are the 2 receptors for cann...,
What is cb3 receptor proposed for,
What mechanism
53  cards
Hallucinogens
Psychedelic means what,
Where are pyschedelics more common,
What kind if distortions does hal...
12  cards

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