NR546 ACTUAL FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-speech comprehension
The limbic system is associated with which of the following
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-emotion and learning
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-hippocampus
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via excitation-
secretion coupling?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-
sensitive calcium channels
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
,- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-signal transduction cascades
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor
to a second messenger.
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-G protein linked systems
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does
not activate a response
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct!
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-hypofunctional
, Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-mesolimbic pathway
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-The mesocortical pathway
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS)
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-nigrostriatal pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia.
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-The tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-tuberoinfundibular pathway
Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-speech comprehension
The limbic system is associated with which of the following
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-emotion and learning
Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-hippocampus
When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these
medications work within which specific areas?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via excitation-
secretion coupling?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-
sensitive calcium channels
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
,- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-signal transduction cascades
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor
to a second messenger.
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-G protein linked systems
Human central nervous system communication at synapses is which of the
following?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-chemical
Which of the following is an excitatory neurotransmitter?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-glutamate
Which statement correctly pairs the pharmacodynamic effect with its definition?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-antagonist effect - drug binds to receptor, but does
not activate a response
A major current hypothesis for the cause of schizophrenia proposes that N-
methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors may be which of the following?
Correct!
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-hypofunctional
, Which medication is least associated with weight gain?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-aripiprazole
Which dopamine pathway is associated with positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-mesolimbic pathway
Which pathway is associated with negative symptoms?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-The mesocortical pathway
Is part of the extrapyramidal nervous system and associated with extrapyramidal
symptoms (EPS)
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-nigrostriatal pathway
This pathway is associated with hyperprolactinemia.
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-The tuberoinfundibular pathway
A 34-year old male recently began experiencing breast secretions while receiving
risperidone . Which dopamine pathway is associated with this side effect?
- ✔️CORRECT ANSWER✅-tuberoinfundibular pathway
