WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS 6630 MIDTERM
EXAM REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The synaptic cleft. Answer: is the gap between the presynaptic
neuron and the postsynaptic neuron; it contains proteins and
scaffolding and molecular forms of "synaptic glue" to reinforce the
connection between the neurons. Receptors are present on both
sides of this cleft and are key elements of chemical
neurotransmission.
◉ the soma. Answer: is the command center of the nerve and
contains the nucleus of the cell
◉ axon. Answer: Neurons send information via an ____ that forms
presynaptic terminals as the ____ passes by (en passant) or as the ____
ends
◉ axodendritic. Answer: synaptic connections between the axon and
dendrites of two neurons
◉ axosomatic. Answer: synaptic connections between the axon and
the soma
, ◉ axoaxonic. Answer: synaptic connections between axons of the
two neurons
◉ The chemical basis of neurotransmission. Answer: is how
chemical signals are coded, decoded, transduced, and sent along the
way.
◉ The anatomical basis of neurotransmission. Answer: is neurons
and the connections between them, called synapses, sometimes also
called the anatomically addressed nervous system, a complex of
"hard-wired" synaptic connections between neurons, not unlike
millions of telephone wires within thousands upon thousands of
cables
◉ The cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme system. Answer: mediates
how the body metabolizes many drugs, including antipsychotics.
◉ The CYP enzyme. Answer: in the gut wall or liver converts the
drug into a biotransformed product in the bloodstream. After
passing through the gut wall and liver, the drug will exist partly as
unchanged drug and partly as biotransformed drug.
◉ agonist. Answer: produces a conformational change in the G-
protein-linked receptor that turns on the synthesis of second
messenger to the greatest extent possible
EXAM REVIEW 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The synaptic cleft. Answer: is the gap between the presynaptic
neuron and the postsynaptic neuron; it contains proteins and
scaffolding and molecular forms of "synaptic glue" to reinforce the
connection between the neurons. Receptors are present on both
sides of this cleft and are key elements of chemical
neurotransmission.
◉ the soma. Answer: is the command center of the nerve and
contains the nucleus of the cell
◉ axon. Answer: Neurons send information via an ____ that forms
presynaptic terminals as the ____ passes by (en passant) or as the ____
ends
◉ axodendritic. Answer: synaptic connections between the axon and
dendrites of two neurons
◉ axosomatic. Answer: synaptic connections between the axon and
the soma
, ◉ axoaxonic. Answer: synaptic connections between axons of the
two neurons
◉ The chemical basis of neurotransmission. Answer: is how
chemical signals are coded, decoded, transduced, and sent along the
way.
◉ The anatomical basis of neurotransmission. Answer: is neurons
and the connections between them, called synapses, sometimes also
called the anatomically addressed nervous system, a complex of
"hard-wired" synaptic connections between neurons, not unlike
millions of telephone wires within thousands upon thousands of
cables
◉ The cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme system. Answer: mediates
how the body metabolizes many drugs, including antipsychotics.
◉ The CYP enzyme. Answer: in the gut wall or liver converts the
drug into a biotransformed product in the bloodstream. After
passing through the gut wall and liver, the drug will exist partly as
unchanged drug and partly as biotransformed drug.
◉ agonist. Answer: produces a conformational change in the G-
protein-linked receptor that turns on the synthesis of second
messenger to the greatest extent possible
