Inhibitor Testosterone
Sep/110
Hormone Matching Questions - Help ?
Hi
A few questions (matching)
1) Schizophrenia is possibly linked to irregularities in this _______
2) This neurotransmitter is involved in emotional functioning, memory and learning ___________
3) Parkinson's disease occurs due to a shortage in this ___________
4) alcohol and antianxietry drugs increase this inhibitor ___________
5) Prozac increases this neurotransmitter __________
6) Regulates pleasure -
7) Brain's pain killer -
choices:::: thyroid
testosterone
noradrenaline
endorphins
gaba
glutamate
dopamine
melatonin
acetylcholine
none of the above
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!
I really think that you can find the answers by reading the Hormone article and clicking on various links for more information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine_system
I also suggest that you review each of the choice options so that you will understand their functions.
To get you started read about the Thyroid gland:
http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/thyroid/overview.php
This one is easier for someone who doesn't want to read the text:
http://nursingninjas.com/nursingschoolblog/2010/05/medical-surgical-rotation/functions-of-thyroid-hormones/
The problem is that we already know that 1) Schizophrenia is linked to an over-abundance of dopamine as a neurotransmitter. However, Schizophrenia in women has recently been linked to a deficiency of estrogen. This has raised the question about androgen but there are no definitive answers yet.
Ghrelin is a hormone involved with memory in learning but bot necessarily emotional function unless by that you mean stress adaptation. In which case, what would the answer for 2) be?
Everyone knows that Parkinson's disease is associated with a shortage of dopamine. You should also know that this progressive neuron death also leads to a deficiency in norepinephrine (noradrenalin) as well as serotonin. So that should take care of 3)
4) Alcohol can increase anxiety by its effect on lactic acid but lets stay with the short term increase of serotonin levels although in the long run it can actually lower serotonin levels and cause depression. Serotonin is a mood enhancer, you may know it as 5-HTP or 5-HT. It is also deficient in PD (see #3)
5) A simple search for Prozac would have told you that it is an SSRI, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
http://www.brainphysics.com/howprozacworks.php
6) Depends upon the pleasure and the gender - endorphins, oxytocin (to aid relaxation) and possibly dopamine,
7) Endorphins are the feel-good neurotransmitters - vigorous exercise makes you exhilarated despite the pain or stress you may feel because you have stimulated those endogenous opioid peptides.