Location 1
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous system
(starts with an A)
Acetylchline
Peripheral Nervous System
(Neuropeptides starts with S)
Substance P
CNS, Controls skeletal muscle action
PNS, stimulates skeletal muscle contraction at neuromuscular junctions, may excite or inhibit automatic nervous system actions, depending on receptors.
Acetylcholine
CNS, Generally excitatory
Glutamic Acid
What has keys but can’t open locks?
Piano
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
(Monoamines starts with D)
Dopamine
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
(Gases starts with N)
Nitric oxide
CNS, release in hypothalamus promotes alertness
Histamine
PNS, Vasodilation
CNS, May play a role in memory
Nitric Acid
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
Central Nervous System
(Monoamines starts with H)
Histamine
Central Nervous System
(Amino Acid starts with G)
GABA
PNS, limited actions in autonomic nervous system, may excite or inhibit depending on receptors
CNS, creates a sense of feeling good, deficiency in some brain areas is associated with Parkinson's disease.
Dopamine
CNS, Generally inhibitory
GABA
What has hands but can’t clap?
Clock
Central Nervous System
Peripheral Nervous System
(Monoamines starts with N)
Norepinephrine
Central Nervous System
(Amino Acid starts with G)
Glutamic Acid
CNS, Generally inhibitory reduce pain by inhibiting Substance P release
Endorphins, enkephalins
PNS, excitatory, pain perception
Substance P
I’m tall when I’m young, and short when I’m old. What am I?
Candle
Central Nervous System
(Monoamines starts with S)
Serotonin
Central Nervous System
(Neuropeptides starts with E)
Endorphins, Enkephalins
CNS, creates a sense of feeling good, low levels may lead to depression.
PNS, may excite or inhibit autonomic nervous system actions depending on receptors.
Norepinephrine
CNS, Primary inhibitory, leads to sleepiness, action is blocked by LSD, enhanced by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor drugs
Serotonin
What gets wetter the more it dries?
Towel