Psychopharmacology Midterm exam solved
Question 1
pts
Examples of neurotransmitters produced specifically as retrograde neurotransmitter (i.e.
those that communicate from postsynaptic neuron to presynaptic neuron) include:
a. GABA
b. Galanin
c. Histamine
d. Nitric oxide
Question 2
pts
An example of volume neurotransmission is:
a. Dopamine in the prefrontal cortex.
b. Dopamine in the striatum
c. Norepinephrine in the prefrontal cortex
d. Norepinephrine in the striatum
IncorrectQuestion 3
pts
The direct role of transcription factors is to:
a. Cause neurotransmitter release
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b. Influence gene expression
c. Synthesize enzymes
d. Trigger signal transduction cascades
Question 4
pts
What is constitutive activity?
a. Signal transduction when an agonist is bound to the receptor
b. Signal transduction when an antagonist is bound to the receptor
c. Signal transduction when an inverse agonist is bound to the receptor
d. Signal transduction when no agonist or inverse agonist is bound to the receptor
Question 5
pts
A 45-year-old man with schizophrenia has been maintained on clozapine. He now
presents with depressive symptoms and his clinician is considering adding fluvoxamine.
If fluvoxamine is added to clozapine, which of the following laboratory test results would
you most likely expect for this patient?
a. Decreased plasma levels of clozapine
b. Increased plasma levels of clozapine
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c. No effect on plasma levels of clozapine
Question 6
pts
A receptor with four transmembrane regions changes confirmation as GABA binds.
Which system is this process describing?
a. Presynaptic transporter
b. Ligand-gated ion channel
c. Voltage-sensitive ion channel
Question 7
pts
Agonists cause ligand-gated ion channels to:
a. Open wider
b. Open for a longer duration of time
c. Open more frequently
Question 8
pts
A receptor will stop responding to an agonist.
a. When the agonist stops binding to it
Question 1
pts
Examples of neurotransmitters produced specifically as retrograde neurotransmitter (i.e.
those that communicate from postsynaptic neuron to presynaptic neuron) include:
a. GABA
b. Galanin
c. Histamine
d. Nitric oxide
Question 2
pts
An example of volume neurotransmission is:
a. Dopamine in the prefrontal cortex.
b. Dopamine in the striatum
c. Norepinephrine in the prefrontal cortex
d. Norepinephrine in the striatum
IncorrectQuestion 3
pts
The direct role of transcription factors is to:
a. Cause neurotransmitter release
, Psychopharmacology Midterm exam solved
b. Influence gene expression
c. Synthesize enzymes
d. Trigger signal transduction cascades
Question 4
pts
What is constitutive activity?
a. Signal transduction when an agonist is bound to the receptor
b. Signal transduction when an antagonist is bound to the receptor
c. Signal transduction when an inverse agonist is bound to the receptor
d. Signal transduction when no agonist or inverse agonist is bound to the receptor
Question 5
pts
A 45-year-old man with schizophrenia has been maintained on clozapine. He now
presents with depressive symptoms and his clinician is considering adding fluvoxamine.
If fluvoxamine is added to clozapine, which of the following laboratory test results would
you most likely expect for this patient?
a. Decreased plasma levels of clozapine
b. Increased plasma levels of clozapine
, Psychopharmacology Midterm exam solved
c. No effect on plasma levels of clozapine
Question 6
pts
A receptor with four transmembrane regions changes confirmation as GABA binds.
Which system is this process describing?
a. Presynaptic transporter
b. Ligand-gated ion channel
c. Voltage-sensitive ion channel
Question 7
pts
Agonists cause ligand-gated ion channels to:
a. Open wider
b. Open for a longer duration of time
c. Open more frequently
Question 8
pts
A receptor will stop responding to an agonist.
a. When the agonist stops binding to it
