ANPS 8005 1 Questions with CORRECT Answers

ANPS 8005 1 Questions with CORRECT Answers

Question:
Pharmacodynamics
Answer:
How drugs affect our body


Question:
A drug with a narrow therapeutic index has
Answer:
A small window between therapeutic effects and toxic effects


Question:
When interacting with a receptor, an antagonist
Answer:
Prevents all activity of the receptor


Question:
Which is an example of a medication class that targets neurotransmitter | metabolism
Answer:
SSRI's


Question:
When the medication interacts with a ligand gated ion channel it
Answer:
Produces a conformational change adjusting the flow of ions thru the channel


Question:
Ultimate goal of neurotransmission
Answer:
To alter the biochemical activities of the post synaptic neuron

, Question:
What does epigenetic determine?
Answer:
Whether or not a gene gets expressed


Question:
Name the five molecular targets of psychotropic drugs
Answer:
neurotransmitter reuptake, G, protein linked, enzymes, ligand gated ion channel,
voltage gated ion channel Serotonin, Nora epinephrine, | dopamine are transporters that
carry neurotransmitters back into the | neuron using A sodium pump which causes
sodium to decrease, allowing neurotransmitters to increase


Question:
protein pumps
Answer:
Uses energy from charging proteins to draw neurotransmitters in I.e. VMATs (vesicular |
transporters


Question:
G protein linked receptor has three potential actions
Answer:
Agonist, partial, agonist, antagonist (silent)


Question:
An inverse agonist
Answer:
Produces conformational change that inactivates receptor/removes baseline activity
(police not | allowing anyone to touch)


Question:
What happens in neurotransmitter metabolism?
Answer:
Enzymes convert a substrate into a product