Exam 5: The Pharmacology and Physiology of Drug Use

How important do you think tolerance is in terms of drug misuse and abuse? Explain why you think it is important.

Dendrites allow nerve impulses to be transmitted away from the cell body.

How drugs are administered, absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted from the body is affected by drug pharmacology.

Epinephrine, dopamine, and norepinephrine are all examples of

Epinephrine is also known as

Before ACH can be inactivated, _______ must be present.

Oral administration is the most effective way to get a drug into the body and absorbed.

Which of the following terms refers to a drug's ability to produce an effect relative to other drugsdrugs?

The part of the brain distinguishing humans from other mammals is the

The medial forebrain bundle is tied to pleasure and reward.

Identify the major neurotransmitters and discuss how each is thought to affect behavior.

Drugs that produce profound and intense effects and act quickly are more likely to be abused.

When an individual learns to adjust to the presence of a drug, what type of tolerance does that person exhibit?

Teratogenic refers to drugs that cause damage to the fetus.

The medulla and pons are part of the

When tolerance to one drug results in tolerance to another drug, it is referred to as what type of tolerance?

Infants and the elderly are two groups least sensitive to the effects of drugs.

When the body adjusts or compensates to the presence of a particular drug, the process is referred to as

In order for an electrical message to be sent from the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of another neuron, it must transverse a space called the

Which of the following neurotransmitters plays a role in regulating sensory perception, eating, pain, sleep, and body temperature?