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We would classify a drug as a(n) ________ if that drug acted to block the capacity of vesicles to be filled with neurotransmitter molecules.
 
  a. agonist
  b. facilitator
  c. antagonist
  d. autoreceptor agonist
  e. indirect agonist

Question 2

A drug that binds with a postsynaptic receptor, but does not open ion channels, would be termed a(n)
 
  a. direct agonist.
  b. ligand.
  c. direct synergist.
  d. direct antagonist.
  e. indirect antagonist



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. antagonist

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d. direct antagonist.



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