An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitters known as ____________ is linked to seizures.

Related Mcqs:

1. Which one of the following do we know to be true about inhibitory neurotransmitters?

   A. Inhibitory neurotransmitters increase the excitability of a cell
   B. The classic inhibitory neurotransmitter is glutamate
   C. Increasing chloride ion flow into the interior of the cell decreases the cell’s negativity
   D. Increasing the cell’s negativity is called hyperpolarization

2. AD/HD is thought to be at least partly caused by an imbalanced of two neurotransmitters in the brain. One his norepinephrine (also known as noradrenaline), what is the other?

   A. Dopamine
   B. Acetylcholine
   C. Epinephrine
   D. Glutamate

3. Early research on the patterns of behavior observed in people during epileptic seizures advanced the idea that:

   A. Seizure were caused by chemical discharges in the brain
   B. The cortex can be surgically removed to reduce seizures
   C. Brain regions have highly specialized functions
   D. (b) and (c)

4. Reabsorption of neurotransmitters into the presynaptic neuron is referred to as:

   A. uptake
   B. uploading
   C. regarding
   D. reuptake

5. Nerve cell bodies and dendrites are not the only locations sensitives to neurotransmitters. Receptor sites can also be found on:

   A. muscles and glands
   B. skeletal joints
   C. axon terminals
   D. all vital organs

6. The neurotransmitters basic to synaptic transmission are stored in ___________?

   A. vesicles
   B. end plates
   C. receptors
   D. dendrites

7. The experience of auditory hallucinations by people with schizophrenia is most closely linked with the activation of areas in their:

   A. frontal lobes
   B. motor cortex
   C. hypothalamus
   D. temporal lobes

8. Migraine headaches are most closely linked with an:

   A. oversupply of GABA
   B. undersupply of serotonin
   C. undersupply of norepinephrine
   D. oversupply of glutamate

9. Who is linked the theory of social change with Organism:

   A. Karl Marx
   B. August Comte
   C. Herbert Spencer
   D. Talcott Parsons

10. The nervous coordination involves specialized cells that are linked together directly or via central nervous system to from a network. These are:

    A. Receptors
    B. Neurons
    C. Effectors
    D. All of these