Neurotransmitter Functions
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What role does GABA play in neurodegenerative disorders?

  • Implicated in the etiology of Huntington's disease (correct)
  • Causing temporal lobe epilepsy
  • Regulating motor and spinal reflexes
  • Relaying sensory information
  • In what type of disorders has glycine been implicated?

  • Epilepsy
  • Spastic disorders (correct)
  • Schizophrenia
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Which neuropeptide has elevated levels in the cerebral spinal fluid of individuals with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder?

  • Glutamate
  • Opioid Peptides
  • Substance P (correct)
  • Somatostatin
  • What is the function of excitatory amino acids glutamate and aspartate?

    <p>Relaying sensory information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disorder may have some implication with opioid peptides?

    <p>Schizophrenia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does somatostatin play in the hypothalamus?

    <p>Acting as a neuromodulator for serotonin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with the regulation of movements and coordination?

    <p>Dopamine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurotransmitter is implicated in the regulation of mood, cognition, and cardiovascular functioning?

    <p>Norepinephrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurotransmitter is significantly involved in the transmission at the junctions of nerves and muscles?

    <p>Acetylcholine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurotransmitter plays a role in mediating allergic and inflammatory reactions?

    <p>Histamine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurotransmitter is primarily associated with preventing postsynaptic excitation?

    <p>GABA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which neurotransmitter is linked to sleep, arousal, appetite, and mood?

    <p>Serotonin</p> Signup and view all the answers

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