Test Bank For Prescriber's Guide Stahl's Essential
Psychopharmacology 7th Edition by Stephen M. Stahl
Neurotransmitter - ANSWER Chemical messanger that communicates across
synapse
Neuromodulators - ANSWER Diffuse away, affecting more, known as volume
transmission
Neurohormone - ANSWER Travel in blood stream, only interact with specialized
receptors
Small molecule - ANSWER Contains amino acids and monamines: synthesized
axon terminal, vesicles recycled, moderate AP, reuptake or enzymatic degradation
Neuropeptides - ANSWER Peptide that acts as a neurotransmitter,
neuromodulators, or neurohormone, cell body, requires transport, no recycling
vesicles, high AP, diffusion away from synapse or enzymatic degradation
Amino acids - ANSWER Small molecule, essential component of proteins
Gasotransmitter - ANSWER Gas such as NO (ERECTION) that performs a
signaling function
Acetylcholine - ANSWER Major small-molecule neurochemical used at the
neuromuscular junction (autonomic nervous system) and in CNS
Brain areas: basal forebrain to hippocampus and amygdala....and brainstem
Movement, learning and memory
Cholinergic - ANSWER Neurons that use ACh as major neurochemical, widely
distributed in the brain. Associated with Alzheimer's
Nicotinic receptors - ANSWER Brief and fast, A postsynaptic receptor that
responds to nicotine and acetylcholine, ionotropic
Muscarinic receptor - ANSWER Responds to acetylcholine and muscarine,
hallucinogenic, metabotropic, response is slow and prolonged, amplified
ChAT - ANSWER Choline plus acetyl are formed using this
AChE - ANSWER Enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine
Monamines (six) - ANSWER Divided into catecholamines, indoleamines, and
histamine
Catecholamines - ANSWER Includes dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine
Psychopharmacology 7th Edition by Stephen M. Stahl
Neurotransmitter - ANSWER Chemical messanger that communicates across
synapse
Neuromodulators - ANSWER Diffuse away, affecting more, known as volume
transmission
Neurohormone - ANSWER Travel in blood stream, only interact with specialized
receptors
Small molecule - ANSWER Contains amino acids and monamines: synthesized
axon terminal, vesicles recycled, moderate AP, reuptake or enzymatic degradation
Neuropeptides - ANSWER Peptide that acts as a neurotransmitter,
neuromodulators, or neurohormone, cell body, requires transport, no recycling
vesicles, high AP, diffusion away from synapse or enzymatic degradation
Amino acids - ANSWER Small molecule, essential component of proteins
Gasotransmitter - ANSWER Gas such as NO (ERECTION) that performs a
signaling function
Acetylcholine - ANSWER Major small-molecule neurochemical used at the
neuromuscular junction (autonomic nervous system) and in CNS
Brain areas: basal forebrain to hippocampus and amygdala....and brainstem
Movement, learning and memory
Cholinergic - ANSWER Neurons that use ACh as major neurochemical, widely
distributed in the brain. Associated with Alzheimer's
Nicotinic receptors - ANSWER Brief and fast, A postsynaptic receptor that
responds to nicotine and acetylcholine, ionotropic
Muscarinic receptor - ANSWER Responds to acetylcholine and muscarine,
hallucinogenic, metabotropic, response is slow and prolonged, amplified
ChAT - ANSWER Choline plus acetyl are formed using this
AChE - ANSWER Enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine
Monamines (six) - ANSWER Divided into catecholamines, indoleamines, and
histamine
Catecholamines - ANSWER Includes dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine
