Random SBAs

Question 1

What is Bupropion used for?

Answer 1

Smoking cessation and quitting

Question 2

What cranial nerve has a nucleus in the pons?

Answer 2

Facial

Question 3

What is the output fibre tact of the hippocampus called?

Answer 3

Fornix

Question 4

What drug is an NMDA antagonist?

Answer 4

Phencyclidine (PCP)

Question 5

What drug is used as a headache prophylaxis?

Answer 5

Methysergide

Question 6

What is the function of Tiagabine?

Answer 6

GAT-1 inhibitor

Question 7

What is the mechanism of phenobarbitone?

Answer 7

GABA modulator

Question 8

What happened to HM after epilepsy surgery?

Answer 8

Couldn’t make new memories

Question 9

Which of the following is an SSRI:
Clomipramine
Iproniazid
Venlaflaxine
Reboxetine
Citalopram

Answer 9

Citalopram

Question 10

What does Ondansetron target?

Answer 10

5-HT3 antagonist

Question 11

What does Buspirone target?

Answer 11

5-HT1a agonist

Question 12

What receptor must magnesium be removed from?

Answer 12

NMDA receptor

Question 13

What type of injection is for slow release?

Answer 13

Intramuscular

Question 14

What receptor is a type of cold nociceptor?

Answer 14

TRPM8

Question 15

What is measured in the cold pressor test?

Answer 15

Intensity and tolerance

Question 16

What is the main outflow tract of the cerebral peduncles?

Answer 16

Corticospinal

Question 17

What type of cancer compresses the cerebellum?

Answer 17

Medullablastoma

Question 18

What part of the brain has universal spread in depression?

Answer 18

Cerebral cortex

Question 19

How long is a sleeping cycle?

Answer 19

90 minutes

Question 20

Where is sleep initiated?

Answer 20

Hypothalamus (suprachiasmatic nucleus)

Question 21

What wave is between 13-30 Hz?

Answer 21

Beta wave

Question 22

What state has low awareness but high arousal?

Answer 22

Minimal conscious state

Question 23

What are slow pain fibres?

Answer 23

C fibres

Question 24

What enzyme synthesises prostaglandins?

Answer 24

COX-2

Question 25

What is the leading cause of ischaemic stroke?

Answer 25

Atherosclerosis

Question 26

What will an ACA stroke cause?

Answer 26

Ataxia

Question 27

``` What can come before a migraine: Nausea + vomiting Tiredness + yawning Sensitivity to light/sound Diuresis Difficulty focusing ```

Answer 27

Tiredness + yawning

Question 28

What is between the lateral ventricles and 3rd ventricle?

Answer 28

Interventricular foramen/foramen of Monro

Question 29

Where is serotonin produced?

Answer 29

Raphe nucleus

Question 30

What monoamine is associated with reward?

Answer 30

Dopamine

Question 31

What does zolpidem target?

Answer 31

GABAa

Question 32

What does marijuana target?

Answer 32

CB1 receptor

Question 33

Which receptors is associated with paroxysmal depolarising shift in epilepsy?

Answer 33

NMDA

Question 34

Which area of the brain is stimulated in DBS for Parkinson's disease?

Answer 34

Subthalamic nucleus

Question 35

Which nucleus in the basal ganglia is input to the thalamus?

Answer 35

GPi

Question 36

Where are Purkinje cells found?

Answer 36

Purkinje/Molecular layer of the cerebellum

Question 37

What is the term that describes when a non-noxious stimulus elicits a pain response?

Answer 37

Allodynia

Question 38

``` Which of the following is a secondary headache: Cluster headache Trigeminal neuralgia Headache due to meningitis Hemicrania continua ```

Answer 38

Headache due to meningitis

Question 39

Which of the following best describes a 5-HT3 receptor: Ligand-gated GPCR They are coupled to inositol phospholipid turnover

Answer 39

Ligand-gated

Question 40

``` 45 y/o male collapses in a shopping centre whilst convulsing. The paramedics arrive 12 minutes later to find him still having a seizure. What is the acute treatment they administer: Lamotrigine Lorazepam Carbamazepine Vigabatrin Levetiracetam ```

Answer 40

Lorazepam

Question 41

What is Naxolone?

Answer 41

Used in acute opioid overdose | highest affinity for u-opioid receptor; then delta; then kappa

Question 42

``` Which NT is associated with promoting sleep: Dopamine Noradrenaline Melatonin Serotonin Histamine ```

Answer 42

Melatonin

Question 43

Where does the superior peduncles of the cerebellum project to?

Answer 43

Thalamus