NURS 6630 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
MIDTERM 2026 COMPLETE PMHNP
PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM PREPARATION
AND STUDY MATERIALS
◉ The _______ contains the nucleus, which in turn contains pairs of
_______.
Select one:
a. axon hillock; chromosomes
b. soma; chromosomes
c. cell body; ribosomes
d. soma; ribosomes
Answer: soma; chromosomes
◉ Action potentials are first generated at the axon hillock because
this is where _______ are located.
Select one:
a. non-gated K+ channels
b. Na+/K+ pumps
c. transporters
d. voltage-gated Na+ channels
,Answer: voltage gated Na+ channels
◉ The most common type of synapse in the brain is the _______
synapse.
Select one:
a. axoaxonic
b. axosomatic
c. presynaptic inhibition
d. axodendritic
Answer: axodendritic
◉ The primary "input zone" of the neuron is generally considered to
be the
Select one:
a. axon.
b. axon collaterals.
c. soma.
d. dendrites.
Answer: dendrites
◉ The direct effect of depolarization of the presynaptic nerve
terminal by the action potential is the
, Select one:
a. opening of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels.
b. docking of vesicles at the active zones.
c. packaging of neurotransmitter into vesicles.
d. activation of autoreceptors.
Answer: opening of voltage gated ca2+ channels
◉ The area postrema and the median eminence represent areas in
the brain where the _______ is not complete.
Select one:
a. cerebrospinal fluid
b. choroid plexus
c. blood-brain barrier
d. phospholipid membrane
Answer: blood brain barrier
◉ In a myelinated axon, action potentials are regenerated
Select one:
a. all along the axon.
b. at the terminal buttons.
c. at the axon hillock.
d. at gaps in the myelin known as nodes of Ranvier.
MIDTERM 2026 COMPLETE PMHNP
PHARMACOLOGY MIDTERM PREPARATION
AND STUDY MATERIALS
◉ The _______ contains the nucleus, which in turn contains pairs of
_______.
Select one:
a. axon hillock; chromosomes
b. soma; chromosomes
c. cell body; ribosomes
d. soma; ribosomes
Answer: soma; chromosomes
◉ Action potentials are first generated at the axon hillock because
this is where _______ are located.
Select one:
a. non-gated K+ channels
b. Na+/K+ pumps
c. transporters
d. voltage-gated Na+ channels
,Answer: voltage gated Na+ channels
◉ The most common type of synapse in the brain is the _______
synapse.
Select one:
a. axoaxonic
b. axosomatic
c. presynaptic inhibition
d. axodendritic
Answer: axodendritic
◉ The primary "input zone" of the neuron is generally considered to
be the
Select one:
a. axon.
b. axon collaterals.
c. soma.
d. dendrites.
Answer: dendrites
◉ The direct effect of depolarization of the presynaptic nerve
terminal by the action potential is the
, Select one:
a. opening of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels.
b. docking of vesicles at the active zones.
c. packaging of neurotransmitter into vesicles.
d. activation of autoreceptors.
Answer: opening of voltage gated ca2+ channels
◉ The area postrema and the median eminence represent areas in
the brain where the _______ is not complete.
Select one:
a. cerebrospinal fluid
b. choroid plexus
c. blood-brain barrier
d. phospholipid membrane
Answer: blood brain barrier
◉ In a myelinated axon, action potentials are regenerated
Select one:
a. all along the axon.
b. at the terminal buttons.
c. at the axon hillock.
d. at gaps in the myelin known as nodes of Ranvier.