Chapter 33 The Nervous System.pdf
Chapter 33 The Nervous System.pdf
Chapter 33 The Nervous System.pdf
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>33</strong><strong>Nervous</strong> <strong>System</strong><strong>33</strong>.4 Effects of Drugs• Some drugs affect the nervous system in thefollowing ways:• can cause an increase in the amount of aneurotransmitter that is released into a synapse• can block a receptor site on a dendrite,preventing a neurotransmitter from binding• can prevent a neurotransmitter from leavinga synapse• can imitate a neurotransmitter