BRS

Review Test

9. Is produced by neurons found in the basal nucleus of Meynert

Questions 1 to 19 The response options for items 1 to 19 are the same. Select one answer for each item in the set.

10. Is produced almost exclusively in the hypothalamus

(A) Ach (B) Aspartate (C) Beta-endorphin (D) Dopamine (E) Endorphin (F) Enkephalin (G) Epinephrine (H) GABA (I) Glutamate (J) Glycine (K) Nitric oxide (L) Norepinephrine (M) Serotonin (N) Somatostatin (O) Substance P

11. A reduction of postsynaptic receptor sites for this neurotransmitter causes myasthenia gravis.

12. Is the neurotransmitter of the Renshaw cells

13. Striatal levels of this neurotransmitter are reduced in Huntington disease.

14. Is the neurotransmitter of the Purkinje cells

15. Is the neurotransmitter of the cerebellar granule cell

16. Is found in high concentration in the pars compacta of the substantia nigra and in the ventral tegmental area of the mesencephalon

Match each of the statements with the neu rotransmitter it best describes.

1. Its highest CNS concentration is found in the pineal gland

17. Is the neurotransmitter of the mesolimbic pathway

2. Is found in pseudounipolar ganglion cells and in the substantia gelatinosa

18. Inhibits the release of prolactin from the adenohypophysis

3. Is responsible for the smooth muscle relax ation of the corpus cavernosum and thus penile erection

19. Is the main neurotransmitter of the pallido thalamic and nigrothalamic tracts

4. Is produced by neurons found in the locus ceruleus

Questions 20 to 24 The response options for items 20 to 24 are the same. Select one answer for each item in the set.

5. Is the neurotransmitter of the corticostriatal pathway

(A) Alzheimer disease (B) Huntington disease (C) Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome

6. Is produced by neurons of the raphe nuclei

(D) Myasthenia gravis (E) Parkinson disease

7. Is the neurotransmitter of the climbing fibers of the cerebellum

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8. Low levels are associated with severe depres sion and insomnia.

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