NR 546 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Latest
1. How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?
ANS inhibits andactivates the amygdala
2. Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
ANS speech compre-hension
3. The limbic system is associated with which of the following
ANS emotion andlearning
4. Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
ANS hip-pocampus
5. When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas?
ANS mood
6. Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via ex-
,citation-secretion coupling?
ANS voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sen-sitive calcium channels
7. What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
ANS -
signal transduction cascades
8. One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first
receptor to a second messenger.
ANS G protein linked systems
9. Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following?
ANS chemical
10. Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
ANS glutamate
11. Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its defi-
nition?
ANS antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
12. A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that
, N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct!
ANS hypofunctional
13. Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
ANS aripiprazole
14. Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schiz-
ophrenia?
ANS mesolimbic pathway
15. Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
ANS The mesocorticalpathway
16. Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with ex-
trapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
ANS nigrostriatal pathway
17. This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia.
ANS The tuberoinfundibu-lar pathway
18. A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while
1. How does the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) affect the amygdala?
ANS inhibits andactivates the amygdala
2. Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
ANS speech compre-hension
3. The limbic system is associated with which of the following
ANS emotion andlearning
4. Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
ANS hip-pocampus
5. When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas?
ANS mood
6. Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via ex-
,citation-secretion coupling?
ANS voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sen-sitive calcium channels
7. What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
ANS -
signal transduction cascades
8. One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first
receptor to a second messenger.
ANS G protein linked systems
9. Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following?
ANS chemical
10. Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
ANS glutamate
11. Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its defi-
nition?
ANS antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does not activate a response
12. A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that
, N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct!
ANS hypofunctional
13. Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
ANS aripiprazole
14. Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schiz-
ophrenia?
ANS mesolimbic pathway
15. Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
ANS The mesocorticalpathway
16. Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with ex-
trapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
ANS nigrostriatal pathway
17. This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia.
ANS The tuberoinfundibu-lar pathway
18. A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while
