NURS 5357 NEUROBIOLOGY EXAM 3 | STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Which do you typically see in stage 2 of sleep? - ANS ✔✔sleep spindles
REM latency is decreased in all of the following except? - ANS ✔✔Generalized anxiety
Which of the following is true? - ANS ✔✔PET scans show decreased cerebral blood flow during
SWS
All of the following are true regarding sleep and aging except? - ANS ✔✔REM sleep increases in
the latter part of life
Which of the following is active during the night in humans? - ANS ✔✔VLPO
Which of the following systems is active during arousal and REM sleep? - ANS ✔✔cholinergic
possible functions for sleep include all of the following except? - ANS ✔✔neurotransmitter
reaccumulation
All of the following are true about continuous performance tests except: - ANS ✔✔elderly
subjects perform worst
a delayed-response task measures: - ANS ✔✔working memory
the goal of neurofeedback is for the subject to improve their attention by spending more time in
which rhythm? - ANS ✔✔beta
, Stimulant medications improve attention and concentration through the following mechanism
except? - ANS ✔✔Increase NE efflux in the striatum
Activity at the nucleus accumbens (or striatum) helps explain all of the following except? - ANS
✔✔Working memory
Children who fail to "grow out" of ADHD show all of the following except? - ANS
✔✔Compensatory thickening of the parietal gray matter
Which structure is associated with which finding in ADHD?
Prefrontal cortex - ANS ✔✔working memory
Which structure is associated with which finding in ADHD?
Cerbellum - ANS ✔✔Temporal processing
Which structure is associated with which finding in ADHD?
Nucleus accumbens - ANS ✔✔Delay of gratification
Which structure is associated with which finding in ADHD?
Parietal cortex - ANS ✔✔Compensatory gray matter thickening
____ fiber respond only to noxious mechanical, heat and chemical stimuli such as fire and chili -
ANS ✔✔C
___fiber is what becomes most troublesome for chronic pain condition - ANS ✔✔C
___ fiber respond only to non-noxious stimuli like feather - ANS ✔✔alpha beta
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Which do you typically see in stage 2 of sleep? - ANS ✔✔sleep spindles
REM latency is decreased in all of the following except? - ANS ✔✔Generalized anxiety
Which of the following is true? - ANS ✔✔PET scans show decreased cerebral blood flow during
SWS
All of the following are true regarding sleep and aging except? - ANS ✔✔REM sleep increases in
the latter part of life
Which of the following is active during the night in humans? - ANS ✔✔VLPO
Which of the following systems is active during arousal and REM sleep? - ANS ✔✔cholinergic
possible functions for sleep include all of the following except? - ANS ✔✔neurotransmitter
reaccumulation
All of the following are true about continuous performance tests except: - ANS ✔✔elderly
subjects perform worst
a delayed-response task measures: - ANS ✔✔working memory
the goal of neurofeedback is for the subject to improve their attention by spending more time in
which rhythm? - ANS ✔✔beta
, Stimulant medications improve attention and concentration through the following mechanism
except? - ANS ✔✔Increase NE efflux in the striatum
Activity at the nucleus accumbens (or striatum) helps explain all of the following except? - ANS
✔✔Working memory
Children who fail to "grow out" of ADHD show all of the following except? - ANS
✔✔Compensatory thickening of the parietal gray matter
Which structure is associated with which finding in ADHD?
Prefrontal cortex - ANS ✔✔working memory
Which structure is associated with which finding in ADHD?
Cerbellum - ANS ✔✔Temporal processing
Which structure is associated with which finding in ADHD?
Nucleus accumbens - ANS ✔✔Delay of gratification
Which structure is associated with which finding in ADHD?
Parietal cortex - ANS ✔✔Compensatory gray matter thickening
____ fiber respond only to noxious mechanical, heat and chemical stimuli such as fire and chili -
ANS ✔✔C
___fiber is what becomes most troublesome for chronic pain condition - ANS ✔✔C
___ fiber respond only to non-noxious stimuli like feather - ANS ✔✔alpha beta
