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What property enables a drug to cross the blood-brain barrier more effectively?
What property enables a drug to cross the blood-brain barrier more effectively?
- Ionization at plasma pH
- Lipid solubility (correct)
- High polar nature
- Binding strongly to plasma proteins
Which drug induces sleep without causing loss of consciousness?
Which drug induces sleep without causing loss of consciousness?
- Sedative
- Analgesic
- Hypnotic (correct)
- Antipyretic
What is the primary characteristic of narcotics analgesics?
What is the primary characteristic of narcotics analgesics?
- Relieves pain without causing sleep
- Causes loss of consciousness without relieving pain
- Produces drowsiness without pain relief
- Relieves pain and produces sleep (correct)
Which drug specifically prevents or suppresses epileptic convulsions?
Which drug specifically prevents or suppresses epileptic convulsions?
What is the term for a drug that affects the normal mental state and behaviors?
What is the term for a drug that affects the normal mental state and behaviors?
Which neurotransmitter is important for attentiveness, emotions, sleeping, dreaming, and learning?
Which neurotransmitter is important for attentiveness, emotions, sleeping, dreaming, and learning?
Which neurotransmitter triggers muscle contraction and stimulates the excretion of certain hormones?
Which neurotransmitter triggers muscle contraction and stimulates the excretion of certain hormones?
Which is a major excitatory neurotransmitter associated with learning and memory?
Which is a major excitatory neurotransmitter associated with learning and memory?
Which inhibitory neurotransmitter is widely distributed in the neurons of the cortex and regulates anxiety?
Which inhibitory neurotransmitter is widely distributed in the neurons of the cortex and regulates anxiety?
Which drugs are considered the drugs of choice in the treatment of anxiety partly because of their high therapeutic index?
Which drugs are considered the drugs of choice in the treatment of anxiety partly because of their high therapeutic index?
Which type of drug can relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness?
Which type of drug can relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness?
What is the term for a drug that prevents or suppresses convulsions?
What is the term for a drug that prevents or suppresses convulsions?
Which characteristic makes a drug better able to diffuse across the blood-brain barrier?
Which characteristic makes a drug better able to diffuse across the blood-brain barrier?
Which type of drug specifically prevents or suppresses epileptic convulsions?
Which type of drug specifically prevents or suppresses epileptic convulsions?
What is the term for a drug that induces sleep without causing loss of consciousness?
What is the term for a drug that induces sleep without causing loss of consciousness?
Which drug type affects the normal mental state and behaviors?
Which drug type affects the normal mental state and behaviors?
Which neurotransmitter is involved in controlling movement and posture, modulating mood, and playing a central role in positive reinforcement and dependency?
Which neurotransmitter is involved in controlling movement and posture, modulating mood, and playing a central role in positive reinforcement and dependency?
What is the primary function of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) in the central nervous system?
What is the primary function of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) in the central nervous system?
What is the neurotransmitter that contributes to various functions such as regulating body temperature, sleep, mood, appetite, and pain?
What is the neurotransmitter that contributes to various functions such as regulating body temperature, sleep, mood, appetite, and pain?
Which category of drugs is widely used in clinical anesthesia for anesthetic premedication?
Which category of drugs is widely used in clinical anesthesia for anesthetic premedication?
What is the primary characteristic of anticonvulsants?
What is the primary characteristic of anticonvulsants?
Which neurotransmitter is important for attentiveness, emotions, sleeping, dreaming, and learning?
Which neurotransmitter is important for attentiveness, emotions, sleeping, dreaming, and learning?
What is the primary function of glutamate as a neurotransmitter?
What is the primary function of glutamate as a neurotransmitter?
What are the agents that cause some sedation and hypnotic properties and are often used clinically as both anxiolytic and hypnotic agents?
What are the agents that cause some sedation and hypnotic properties and are often used clinically as both anxiolytic and hypnotic agents?
What is the term for drugs that affect the normal mental state and behaviors?
What is the term for drugs that affect the normal mental state and behaviors?
What is the term for an unpleasant state of tension, apprehension, or uneasiness that arises from an unknown source?
What is the term for an unpleasant state of tension, apprehension, or uneasiness that arises from an unknown source?
