Question 1

Caffeine acts to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  block adenosine receptors 
B)  stimulate adenosine receptors 
C)  block noradrenaline receptors 
D)  block acetylcholine receptors 
A)  block adenosine receptors 
B)  stimulate adenosine receptors 
C)  block noradrenaline receptors 
D)  block acetylcholine receptors

Question 2

The psychoactive constituent of the drug cannabis probably acts at the same cell-surface receptors as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  adenosine 
B)  anandamide 
C)  adenylate cyclase 
D)  arachidonic cannabinol 
A)  adenosine 
B)  anandamide 
C)  adenylate cyclase 
D)  arachidonic cannabinol

Question 3

A ligand binding at one part of a receptor can alter the effects of a neurotransmitter binding at a separate site on the same receptor complex. This process is often called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  inverse agonism 
B)  allosteric modulation 
C)  receptor upregulation 
D)  presynaptic potentiation 
A)  inverse agonism 
B)  allosteric modulation 
C)  receptor upregulation 
D)  presynaptic potentiation

Question 4

Which of the following is a short-term effect of alcohol use?

Accepted Answer

A)  aphrodisiac 
B)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
C)  delirium tremens 
D)  disinhibition 
A)  aphrodisiac 
B)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
C)  delirium tremens 
D)  disinhibition

Question 5

Drug efficacy is a measure of the extent to which a drug ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  binds to its target receptors 
B)  stimulates its target receptors 
C)  produces side effects 
D)  down-regulates its target receptors 
A)  binds to its target receptors 
B)  stimulates its target receptors 
C)  produces side effects 
D)  down-regulates its target receptors

Caffeine acts to ______.

The psychoactive constituent of the drug cannabis probably acts at the same cell-surface receptors as ______.

A ligand binding at one part of a receptor can alter the effects of a neurotransmitter binding at a separate site on the same receptor complex. This process is often called ______.

Which of the following is a short-term effect of alcohol use?

Drug efficacy is a measure of the extent to which a drug ______.

Structure and Communication in the Nervous System

Development, Degeneration and Recovery of the Nervous System

The Importance of Experience: Learning and Memory

Sensory Systems

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Emotional Behaviours

Motivated Behaviours

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Exam 2: Drugs and the Nervous System: Psychopharmacology

Caffeine acts to ______.

The psychoactive constituent of the drug cannabis probably acts at the same cell-surface receptors as ______.

A ligand binding at one part of a receptor can alter the effects of a neurotransmitter binding at a separate site on the same receptor complex. This process is often called ______.

Which of the following is a short-term effect of alcohol use?

Drug efficacy is a measure of the extent to which a drug ______.

Structure and Communication in the Nervous System

Development, Degeneration and Recovery of the Nervous System

The Importance of Experience: Learning and Memory

Sensory Systems

Motor Control

Emotional Behaviours

Motivated Behaviours

Psychological Disorders

Filters