Ch 1

Question 1

Limbic region includes

Answer 1

Hippocampus 
Amygdala 
Hypothalamus 
Parahippocampal gyrus
Cingulate cortex

Question 2

Hippocampus role

Answer 2

Memory

Question 3

Amygdala role

Answer 3

Important element of fear circuitry and assigning emotional valence to stimuli

Question 4

Frontal lobe involved in

Answer 4

Planning 
Attention
Abstract thought 
Problem solving 
Judgement 
Inhibition of impulses

Question 5

Involved in emotion and memory

Answer 5

Limbic system

Question 6

part of brain known for its role in motor coordination and learning. Also fir cognitive &affective processes

Answer 6

Cerebellum

Question 7

Major relay station for sensory information

Answer 7

Thalamus

Question 8

Part of the brain that plays a critical role in Neuroendocrine regulation

Answer 8

Hypothalamus

Question 9

Mood, motivation, sexual drive, hunger, temperature, and sleep (brain region)

Answer 9

Hypothalamus

Question 10

Two classes of cells in the brain

Answer 10

Neurons and glia

Question 11

Neurotransmitter characteristics

Answer 11

Synthesized within the presynaptic neuron

Released with depolarization from the presynaptic neuron to exert a discrete action on the postsynaptic neuron

Question 12

They are action on the postsynaptic neuron can be replicated by administering a drug

Answer 12

Neurotransmitter

Question 13

What are neurotransmitters made up of

Answer 13

Amino acids, biogenic amines, nitrous oxide, larger peptides (opioids &substance P)

Question 14

Amino acids

Answer 14

Glutamate

GABA

Question 15

Monoamines

Answer 15

Dopamine 
Norepinephrine 
Epinephrine 
Serotonin 
Histamine

Question 16

Small molecule neurotransmitter

Answer 16

Acetylcholine

Question 17

Peptide neurotransmitters

Answer 17

Opioids
Hypothalamic factors (CRH,orexins)
Pituitary hormones ((ACTH, TSH, oxytocin,vasopressin)
CNS peptides (sub p, etc)
Leptin

Question 18

Rapid a fact Nero transmitter receptor

Answer 18

NMDA

Question 19

Not essential amino acid neurotransmitter that does not cross the blood brain barrier

Answer 19

Glutamate

Question 20

Synthesis of glutamate neurotransmitter relies entirely on conversion from its precursors___&___

Answer 20

Glutamine and aspartate

Question 21

What do NMDA receptor’s and anti-receptors mediate?

Answer 21

They mediate long-term potential in the hippocampus, a process critical for hippocampal dependent memory formation

Question 22

Large calcium and flex resulting in cell death

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Excitotoxicity

Question 23

Synthesized from glucose, converted via Krebs cycle into a-ketoglutarate then glutamate 

Answer 23

GABA

Question 24

Neurotransmitter functioning in CNS and peripherally. Also a neuromodulator potentiated in the excitability of other neurotransmitter systems

Answer 24

Histamine

Question 25

Nero transmitter important role in central and peripheral neurophysiology.

Answer 25

ACH

Question 26

Precursor of ACh

Answer 26

Choline

Question 27

Anti-cholinergics medication‘s affect the balance of _&_. Can improve EPS in pts with movement disorders

Answer 27

Dopamine and ACh

Question 28

Histamine stimulates

Answer 28

Wakefulness, suppresses appetite, may enhance cognition through its excitatory effects on brain stem and hypothalamic neurons

Question 29

What brain territory is most likely considered as the major relay station for incoming sensory information

Answer 29

Thalamus

Question 30

Dry mouth, constipation, urinary hesitancy, poor concentration side effects from binding to what receptors?

Answer 30

Muscarinic cholinergic receptors