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Which type of drug mechanism acts as a precursor to neurotransmitters and increases the number of neurotransmitters released per action potential?
Which type of drug mechanism acts as a precursor to neurotransmitters and increases the number of neurotransmitters released per action potential?
- Mechanism that speeds up synaptic vesicles' travel
- Mechanism that prevents storage of neurotransmitters
- Agonistic mechanism (correct)
- Antagonistic mechanism
What happens when a drug inhibits the enzymes responsible for synthesizing precursor chemicals into neurotransmitters?
What happens when a drug inhibits the enzymes responsible for synthesizing precursor chemicals into neurotransmitters?
- More neurotransmitters are released per action potential
- More synaptic vesicles are packaged
- Less stimulation of the postsynaptic receptor (correct)
- Less synaptic vesicles are released
Which type of drug mechanism prevents the storage of neurotransmitters in synaptic vesicles?
Which type of drug mechanism prevents the storage of neurotransmitters in synaptic vesicles?
- Agonistic mechanism
- Antagonistic mechanism that inhibits enzyme synthesis
- Antagonistic mechanism that prevents storage (correct)
- Mechanism that speeds up synaptic vesicles' travel
Which mechanism slows down the movement of neurotransmitter-carrying synaptic vesicles towards the membrane?
Which mechanism slows down the movement of neurotransmitter-carrying synaptic vesicles towards the membrane?
Which mechanism stimulates the autoreceptor to stop the release of neurotransmitters?
Which mechanism stimulates the autoreceptor to stop the release of neurotransmitters?
Which mechanism blocks autoreceptors, allowing for more neurotransmitters to be released?
Which mechanism blocks autoreceptors, allowing for more neurotransmitters to be released?
Which mechanism blocks the reuptake of neurotransmitters, increasing their availability in the synaptic cleft?
Which mechanism blocks the reuptake of neurotransmitters, increasing their availability in the synaptic cleft?
Which type of drugs can either activate or block postsynaptic receptors?
Which type of drugs can either activate or block postsynaptic receptors?
What is the term used to describe how strongly a chemical binds to a receptor site?
What is the term used to describe how strongly a chemical binds to a receptor site?
Which medication has a high affinity for opioid receptors and can effectively block the effects of opioids?
Which medication has a high affinity for opioid receptors and can effectively block the effects of opioids?
Which mechanisms involve drugs stimulating or blocking postsynaptic receptors without the need for neurotransmitters?
Which mechanisms involve drugs stimulating or blocking postsynaptic receptors without the need for neurotransmitters?
