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QUESTION 27 Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is important for dreams and for learning. There are certain medications/drugs that disturb REM sleep by acting at a receptor that causes severe disturbances in sleep walking and acting out of dreams. Select from the following list, the receptor involved with REM disturbance of sleep. OA the chloride receptor OB the benzodiazepine receptor OC the omega receptor D. the barbiturate receptor QUESTION 28 Gamma aminobutyric acid is a neurotransmitter and it is abbreviated (GABA) and is important in the mechanism of action for the benzodiazepines. Select the antagonist for GABA from the following list of substances. OA caffeine OB morphine OC cocaine OD. flumazenil

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27. The correct option is B. Benzodiazepines receptor

Benzodiazepines are rapid eye movement (REM) sleep–suppressant medications, and withdrawal often results in episodes of increased REM sleep

28. The correct option is D. Flumazenil

Flumazenil is a selective GABAA antagonist administered via injection or intranasally. Therapeutically, it acts as both an antagonist and antidote to benzodiazepines, through competitive inhibition.