Exam 3: How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

Motivational and emotional behaviors are controlled by the __________.

Dendrites are to transmitting information as axon is to receiving information.

The part of the brain that determines when we sleep and when we wake up is located in the pons.

Elimination of drugs can be done via sweat and saliva.

Body movement depends on which part of the brain?

The processes of biotransformation and urinary excretion are influenced by __________.

An example of an antagonistic effect would be if Drug A had an effect of 5 and Drug B had an effect of 3,but the combination of the two drugs together resulted in an effect of 15.

The ipsychoactive effects of intravenous injections are faster than those of inhalation.

A transdermal patch works through the principle of __________.

________ is a disorder resulting from degeneration of dopamine releasing neurons in the substantia nigra of the midbrain.

Protection against toxic drugs is maximized when delivered through which route of administration?

An acceleration or deceleration of the heart rate is considered a ______ response.

There are certain types of neurons that do not contain a cell body or soma.

A decline in the sensitivity of receptors underlies which kind of tolerance?

Norepinephrine is to the hypothalamus as serotonin is to the pons.

An increased heart rate and a decreased rate of digestion are two signs of sympathetic activation.

Which type of drug tolerance depends upon processes in the neuron?

Potentiation is an example of a nonadditive drug combination effect.

An autonomic response involves which kind of muscle?

Digestion is a requirement for the absorption of drugs through which route of administration?