Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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10 percent - Answer -Approximately _________ of all drugs that are used in clinical practice target
enzymes
Acetylcholine - Answer -Neurotransmitter necessary for memory/parasympathetic nervous system
Another third - Answer -Amount of all drugs that target receptors and G-proteins
Axoaxonic - Answer -Chemical communication between the axons of two neurons
Axodendritic - Answer -Chemical communication between the axon and dendrites
Axon - Answer -Tail-like structure that extends from the cell body that is responsible for electrical
and chemical neurotransmission
Axosomatic - Answer -Chemical communication between the axon and cell body
Chemical communication - Answer -Communication between neurons
Classic synaptic neurotransmission - Answer -Begins with an electrical process causing the
stimulation of a presynaptic neuron by neurotransmitters, light, drugs, hormones or nerve impulses that
causes electrical impulses to be sent to its axon terminal that are then converted into chemical
messengers that stimulate the receptors of postsynaptic neurons
Dendrites - Answer -Tree-like branching that extends from the cell body that forms chemical
communication with axons, soma, and other dendrites; also contain dendritic spines
Direction of retrograde neurotransmission - Answer -Neurotransmitters are released from
postsynaptic neurons, taken back into vesicles and transported back to the cell nucleus via RTS, and
interact with the cells genome
Dopamine (D2 Antagonists) - Answer -Neurotransmitter involved in the treatment of psychosis
Electrical communication - Answer -Can be communication within a neuron
Endogenous substrates - Answer -Neurotransmitters that are produced by the body
Epigenetic mechanism - Answer -Turn genes on and off by modifying the structure of chromatin in
the cell nucleus
Epigenetics - Answer -A system that determines whether a given gene is made into its specific RNA
and protein, or if it is ignored or silenced
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
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10 percent - Answer -Approximately _________ of all drugs that are used in clinical practice target
enzymes
Acetylcholine - Answer -Neurotransmitter necessary for memory/parasympathetic nervous system
Another third - Answer -Amount of all drugs that target receptors and G-proteins
Axoaxonic - Answer -Chemical communication between the axons of two neurons
Axodendritic - Answer -Chemical communication between the axon and dendrites
Axon - Answer -Tail-like structure that extends from the cell body that is responsible for electrical
and chemical neurotransmission
Axosomatic - Answer -Chemical communication between the axon and cell body
Chemical communication - Answer -Communication between neurons
Classic synaptic neurotransmission - Answer -Begins with an electrical process causing the
stimulation of a presynaptic neuron by neurotransmitters, light, drugs, hormones or nerve impulses that
causes electrical impulses to be sent to its axon terminal that are then converted into chemical
messengers that stimulate the receptors of postsynaptic neurons
Dendrites - Answer -Tree-like branching that extends from the cell body that forms chemical
communication with axons, soma, and other dendrites; also contain dendritic spines
Direction of retrograde neurotransmission - Answer -Neurotransmitters are released from
postsynaptic neurons, taken back into vesicles and transported back to the cell nucleus via RTS, and
interact with the cells genome
Dopamine (D2 Antagonists) - Answer -Neurotransmitter involved in the treatment of psychosis
Electrical communication - Answer -Can be communication within a neuron
Endogenous substrates - Answer -Neurotransmitters that are produced by the body
Epigenetic mechanism - Answer -Turn genes on and off by modifying the structure of chromatin in
the cell nucleus
Epigenetics - Answer -A system that determines whether a given gene is made into its specific RNA
and protein, or if it is ignored or silenced
