PMHNP BOARDS SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION AND ADVANCED PRACTICE SKILLS ACTUAL TEST BANK FULL SOLUTION WITH TESTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PMHNP BOARDS SCIENTIFIC
FOUNDATION AND ADVANCED PRACTICE
SKILLS ACTUAL TEST BANK FULL
SOLUTION WITH TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

●● Serotonin is produced where?.
Answer: raphe nuclei of the brainstem


●● Dopamine is produced where?.
Answer: substantia nigra, nucleus accumbens, and ventral tegmental
area


●● Acetylcholine is produced where?.
Answer: Basal Nucleus of Meynert


●● Gamma Aminobutynic Acid (GABA) is what?.
Answer: The most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter int eh brain.
Decrease in GABA would INCREASE anxiety


●● Gluatmate is what?.
Answer: The most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain

, Increased gluamate will INCREASE anxiety too


●● What are the 6 lobes of the brain?.
Answer: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, cerebellum, brainstem


●● Brocha's area.
Answer: Controls language expression - an area of the frontal lobe,
usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements
involved in speech.


●● Wernicke's Area.
Answer: controls language reception - a brain area involved in language
comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe


●● Hypothalamus.
Answer: A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several
maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps
govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to
emotion and reward.


●● Hippocampus.
Answer: a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process
explicit memories for storage