An enzyme found in the brain that regulates the availability of dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine is called _____________

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: MAO (monoamine oxidase)

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a. Disdain for peers b. Guilt c. Anger d. Anxiety

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When neurotransmitters bind with receptor sites, what is the essential event that eventually causes the postsynaptic neuron to generate an action potential?

a. ?the creation of myelin sheathing b. ?the flooding of sodium (Na+) into the cell c. ?the removal of anions from the cell d. ?the generation of electrical current in the dendrites

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Compared to using street drugs, nonmedical use of prescription drugs is ____

a. ?much safer b. ?less addictive c. ?less likely to produce side effects d. ?equally risky

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