BIOM 3090 - CNS PHARMACOLOGY UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What are the five main divisions of the CNS?
Answer:
1. cerebral hemispheres
2. diencephalon
3. cerebellum
4. brain stem
5. spinal cord
Question:
2. Cerebral Hemispheres
Answer:
- cerebral cortex
- white matter
- basal ganglia
- limbic system
Question:
3. Diencephalon
Answer:
- thalamus
- hypothalamus
Question:
4. Cerebellum
Answer:
- cerebellar vermis
- cerebellar hemispheres
- floccunolodular lobe
Question:
5. Brain Stem
Answer:
- midbrain
- pons
- medulla
, Question:
6. Spinal Cord
Answer:
- sensory neurons
- motor neurons
- interneurons
Question:
7. What are some functions of the CNS?
Answer:
- perception; sensory, auditory, visual processing
- wakefulness
- language
- consciousness
- balance
- control of movement
Question:
8. How is communication made possible in the CNS?
Answer:
via neurons
Question:
9. CNS information flows in what order?
Answer:
neuronal circuits allow for into integration from internuerons and projection
neurons to target cells that release neurotransmitters into synapse.
Question:
10. CNS vs. PNS neurotransmission.
Answer:
-PNS: ACh and NE only
-CNS: small molecule neurotransmitters and neuroactive peptides
-BOTH: ACh
Question:
11. Three categories of small neurotransmitters.
Answer:
1. amino acid neurotransmitters
2. monoamine neurotransmitters
3. Acetylcholine
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. What are the five main divisions of the CNS?
Answer:
1. cerebral hemispheres
2. diencephalon
3. cerebellum
4. brain stem
5. spinal cord
Question:
2. Cerebral Hemispheres
Answer:
- cerebral cortex
- white matter
- basal ganglia
- limbic system
Question:
3. Diencephalon
Answer:
- thalamus
- hypothalamus
Question:
4. Cerebellum
Answer:
- cerebellar vermis
- cerebellar hemispheres
- floccunolodular lobe
Question:
5. Brain Stem
Answer:
- midbrain
- pons
- medulla
, Question:
6. Spinal Cord
Answer:
- sensory neurons
- motor neurons
- interneurons
Question:
7. What are some functions of the CNS?
Answer:
- perception; sensory, auditory, visual processing
- wakefulness
- language
- consciousness
- balance
- control of movement
Question:
8. How is communication made possible in the CNS?
Answer:
via neurons
Question:
9. CNS information flows in what order?
Answer:
neuronal circuits allow for into integration from internuerons and projection
neurons to target cells that release neurotransmitters into synapse.
Question:
10. CNS vs. PNS neurotransmission.
Answer:
-PNS: ACh and NE only
-CNS: small molecule neurotransmitters and neuroactive peptides
-BOTH: ACh
Question:
11. Three categories of small neurotransmitters.
Answer:
1. amino acid neurotransmitters
2. monoamine neurotransmitters
3. Acetylcholine