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MCAT Neurotransmitters Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question: ACh
Answer: Different roles in PNS and CNS
PNS: transmit nerve impulses to muscles (voluntary muscle control)
CNS: attention and arousal
Deficit associated with Alzheimer's
Question:
ACh (PNS)
Answer: Transmits nerve impulses to muscles
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ACh (CNS)
Answer: Attention and arousal
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ACh Deficit
Answer: present in Alzheimer's Disease
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Catecholamines
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Answer: Biogenic amines or monamines
Examples are E, NE, and dopamine
Question:
E/NE (Adrenaline/Noradrenaline)
Answer: Catecholamines
Primary NTs of the sympathetic NS
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E/NE Deficit
Answer: Deficit of these causes depression
Question:
E/NE Excess
Answer: Excess of these causes mania, anxiety
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Dopamine
Answer: Movement and posture
Question:
Dopamine Deficit
Answer: present in Parkinson's
Question:
MCAT Neurotransmitters Questions
with Detailed Verified Answers
Question: ACh
Answer: Different roles in PNS and CNS
PNS: transmit nerve impulses to muscles (voluntary muscle control)
CNS: attention and arousal
Deficit associated with Alzheimer's
Question:
ACh (PNS)
Answer: Transmits nerve impulses to muscles
Question:
ACh (CNS)
Answer: Attention and arousal
Question:
ACh Deficit
Answer: present in Alzheimer's Disease
Question:
Catecholamines
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Answer: Biogenic amines or monamines
Examples are E, NE, and dopamine
Question:
E/NE (Adrenaline/Noradrenaline)
Answer: Catecholamines
Primary NTs of the sympathetic NS
Question:
E/NE Deficit
Answer: Deficit of these causes depression
Question:
E/NE Excess
Answer: Excess of these causes mania, anxiety
Question:
Dopamine
Answer: Movement and posture
Question:
Dopamine Deficit
Answer: present in Parkinson's
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