NSG 527 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
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◉ acetylcholine.
Answer: Too much ___?_____is associated with depression, and too
little in the hippocampus has been associated with dementia.
◉ Dopamine.
Answer: correlated with movement, attention, and learning?
◉ Dopamine.
Answer: Too much__________?has been associated with schizophrenia,
and too little_________? is associated with some forms of depression as
well as the muscular rigidity and tremors found in Parkinson's disease.
◉ Norepinephrine.
Answer: associated with eating, alertness?
◉ Norepinephrine.
Answer: Too little _______? has been associated with depression, while
an excess has been associated with schizophrenia.
◉ Epinephrine.
Answer: involved in energy, and glucose metabolism?
,◉ Serotonin.
Answer: plays a role in mood, sleep, appetite, and impulsive and
aggressive behavior?
◉ serotonin.
Answer: Too little_______? is associated with depression and some
anxiety disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder. Some
antidepressant medications increase the availability of _________? at
the receptor sites
◉ GABA.
Answer: inhibits excitation and anxiety?
◉ GABA.
Answer: Too little ______?is associated with anxiety and anxiety
disorders. Some antianxiety medication increases _____?at the receptor
sites.
◉ Endorphins.
Answer: involved in pain relief and feelings of pleasure and
contentedness?
◉ Frontal Lobe.
Answer: • Executive functioning and personality
,• Maintain and focus attention
• Organize thinking, planning, speech, and motor activities
• Weigh consequences
• Set goals
• Modulate emotions
• Integrate ideas, emotions, and perceptions
• Shapes personality?
◉ Parietal lobe.
Answer: • Body sensations
• Motor activities, attention and perception of spatial relations
• Processes sensory impulses from the thalamus
• Maintains focused attention
• Registers acts of aggression
• Wernicke's area located in the left temporoparietal junction is
responsible for the comprehension of speech??
◉ Temporal lobe.
Answer: • Emotion and memory circuits
• Hearing, learning, memory circuits, sexual identity, and processing of
auditory stimuli
• Gives emotional tone to memories
• Is involved in making moral judgments
, ◉ Occipital lobe.
Answer: • Vision
• Visual memory
• Reading
• language formation
• reception of vestibular, acoustic, and tactile stimuli
◉ Cerebrum.
Answer: • Functions as an auxiliary structure for the entire cerebral
cortex
• Posture and balance in walking
• Sequential movements required in eating and writing
• Control speed and acceleration of movement
• Involved in smooth eye movement
• Cognition and language
• Memory and impulse control
◉ Brainstem (Medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain).
Answer: • Medulla oblongata- regulation of blood pressure, respiration,
and digestion. Reflex center for vomiting coughing, sneezing,
swallowing, and hiccupping.
• Pons- Relays information from the cerebral hemisphere to the
cerebellum
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
LATEST PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ acetylcholine.
Answer: Too much ___?_____is associated with depression, and too
little in the hippocampus has been associated with dementia.
◉ Dopamine.
Answer: correlated with movement, attention, and learning?
◉ Dopamine.
Answer: Too much__________?has been associated with schizophrenia,
and too little_________? is associated with some forms of depression as
well as the muscular rigidity and tremors found in Parkinson's disease.
◉ Norepinephrine.
Answer: associated with eating, alertness?
◉ Norepinephrine.
Answer: Too little _______? has been associated with depression, while
an excess has been associated with schizophrenia.
◉ Epinephrine.
Answer: involved in energy, and glucose metabolism?
,◉ Serotonin.
Answer: plays a role in mood, sleep, appetite, and impulsive and
aggressive behavior?
◉ serotonin.
Answer: Too little_______? is associated with depression and some
anxiety disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder. Some
antidepressant medications increase the availability of _________? at
the receptor sites
◉ GABA.
Answer: inhibits excitation and anxiety?
◉ GABA.
Answer: Too little ______?is associated with anxiety and anxiety
disorders. Some antianxiety medication increases _____?at the receptor
sites.
◉ Endorphins.
Answer: involved in pain relief and feelings of pleasure and
contentedness?
◉ Frontal Lobe.
Answer: • Executive functioning and personality
,• Maintain and focus attention
• Organize thinking, planning, speech, and motor activities
• Weigh consequences
• Set goals
• Modulate emotions
• Integrate ideas, emotions, and perceptions
• Shapes personality?
◉ Parietal lobe.
Answer: • Body sensations
• Motor activities, attention and perception of spatial relations
• Processes sensory impulses from the thalamus
• Maintains focused attention
• Registers acts of aggression
• Wernicke's area located in the left temporoparietal junction is
responsible for the comprehension of speech??
◉ Temporal lobe.
Answer: • Emotion and memory circuits
• Hearing, learning, memory circuits, sexual identity, and processing of
auditory stimuli
• Gives emotional tone to memories
• Is involved in making moral judgments
, ◉ Occipital lobe.
Answer: • Vision
• Visual memory
• Reading
• language formation
• reception of vestibular, acoustic, and tactile stimuli
◉ Cerebrum.
Answer: • Functions as an auxiliary structure for the entire cerebral
cortex
• Posture and balance in walking
• Sequential movements required in eating and writing
• Control speed and acceleration of movement
• Involved in smooth eye movement
• Cognition and language
• Memory and impulse control
◉ Brainstem (Medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain).
Answer: • Medulla oblongata- regulation of blood pressure, respiration,
and digestion. Reflex center for vomiting coughing, sneezing,
swallowing, and hiccupping.
• Pons- Relays information from the cerebral hemisphere to the
cerebellum
