Exam 3: How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

Serotonin plays an important role in regulating __________.

The smaller the quantity of the drug,the faster the body tries to get rid of it.

Involvement with the nucleus accumbens has been linked to compulsive violence.

The elimination half-life index of a drug is determined by __________.

It is possible for drug concentrations to continue to rise in the blood __________.

The coordinator of the basic life-support systems of the body is the __________.

The poison curare is considered a(n)__________.

Individual characteristics of the drug-taker or environmental conditions will have little influence on drug effects when __________.

Individual differences such as weight and gender can affect how one person reacts to a drug compared to another.

Which type of drug tolerance depends upon processes in the liver?

Placebo is derived from the Latin,"I refuse to comply."

Acetylcholine is involved with the sympathetic autonomic nervous system,while norepinephrine is involved with the parasympathetic autonomic system.

The limbic system and hypothalamus are two structures of the brain that "overhang" the cerebral cortex.

A group of neurotransmitters which serve as natural painkillers are called __________.

Analogy: Dopamine is to craving as GABA is to __________.

The risk of asphyxiation from a certain dosage level of a drug most likely means that the drug is capable of stimulating the cerebral cortex.

Hindbrain is to cerebellum as midbrain is to __________.

Bodily changes that result from stressful or emergency situations are handled by the __________.

The rewarding effects of certain psychoactive drugs are related to their effects upon the nucleus accumbens in the brain.

The technique used to keep the concentration of the drug high enough to be effective yet low enough to avoid toxic effects is known as the __________.