NR 546 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT
NEUROTRANSMITTER TABLE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS UPDATED
REVIEW SET
◉ Neurotransmitters.
Answer: chemicals released by neurons to send communication
across synaptic clefts to other neurons
-impact human emotion and behavior
◉ Many psychiatric disorders and client symptoms occur from an
excess, deficiency, or imbalance of _________.
Answer: neurotransmitters
◉ Neurotransmission:.
Answer: the chemical transmission of information between neurons
and their target cells
-the chemicals, or neurotransmitters, are released from their
transport vesicles to bind with receptor sites to perform their duties,
which are excitatory or inhibitory
, -neurotransmitter then either returned and stored for future use
(reuptake) or inactivated and dissolved by enzymes
◉ Excitatory neurotransmitters:.
Answer: increase the likelihood that the neuron will fire an action
potential
◉ inhibitory neurotransmitters:.
Answer: decrease the likelihood that a neuron will fire an action
◉ neurotransmitters that most impact mental health can be
classified into four major categories:.
Answer: cholinergics
-acetylcholine
monoamines
-norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, histamine
amino acids
-gamma- amino-butyric acid and glutamate
neuropeptides
NEUROTRANSMITTER TABLE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWERS UPDATED
REVIEW SET
◉ Neurotransmitters.
Answer: chemicals released by neurons to send communication
across synaptic clefts to other neurons
-impact human emotion and behavior
◉ Many psychiatric disorders and client symptoms occur from an
excess, deficiency, or imbalance of _________.
Answer: neurotransmitters
◉ Neurotransmission:.
Answer: the chemical transmission of information between neurons
and their target cells
-the chemicals, or neurotransmitters, are released from their
transport vesicles to bind with receptor sites to perform their duties,
which are excitatory or inhibitory
, -neurotransmitter then either returned and stored for future use
(reuptake) or inactivated and dissolved by enzymes
◉ Excitatory neurotransmitters:.
Answer: increase the likelihood that the neuron will fire an action
potential
◉ inhibitory neurotransmitters:.
Answer: decrease the likelihood that a neuron will fire an action
◉ neurotransmitters that most impact mental health can be
classified into four major categories:.
Answer: cholinergics
-acetylcholine
monoamines
-norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, histamine
amino acids
-gamma- amino-butyric acid and glutamate
neuropeptides
