A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category of neurotransmitters. Which student statement indicates that learning about the function of norepinephrine has occurred?
A. Norepinephrine functions to regulate movement, coordination, and emotions.
B. Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition, and perception.
C. Norepinephrine functions to regulate arousal, libido, and appetite.D. Norepinephrine functions to regulate pain, inflammatory response, and wakefulness.
B
The functions of norepinephrine include the regulation of mood, cognition, perception, locomotion, and cardiovascular function. Norepinephrine has also been implicated in certain mood disorders such as depression and mania, anxiety states, and schizophrenia.
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