MH701 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED.
⫸ Agonist. Ans- A chemical that mimics the action of a
neurotransmitter. A drug or medication that binds to a specific receptor
producing an effect identical to that usually produced by the
neurotransmitter affecting that receptor.
⫸ Antagonist. Ans- A compound that binds to a receptor that blocks or
reduces the action of another substance (agonist) at the receptor site
involved.
Antagonists that compete with an agonist for a receptor are competitive
antagonists. Those that antagonize by other means are noncompetitive
antagonists
⫸ Partial Agonist. Ans- Medication that produces a weaker, or less
efficacious, response than an agonist.
A compound that (even when fully occupying a receptor) possesses
affinity for a receptor, but elicits a partial pharmacological response at
the receptor involved.
⫸ Inverse Agonist. Ans- Chemical substance that produces effects
opposite those of a particular neurotransmitter
,⫸ What is the significance of understanding about CYP 450 when
prescribing various medications that may affect this? Ans- Inducers-
speed up other drugs' metabolism
Which equals leaving the body quicker
Which equal little to no effect intended effect.
Inhibitors- block the enzyme so decreases the body's ability to use drug
Which leaves too much circulating drug
⫸ What medications will most be affected by CYP 450? Ans- Inducers
Mnemonic- CRAPGPS
Cabamazepine
Rifampin
Alcholol
Phenytion
Griseofulvin
Phenobarbital
Sulfonylureas
Inhibitors
Mnemonic- SICKFACES.COM@GQ
Sodium Valproate
,Isoniazid
Cimetidine
Ketoconazole
Fluconazole
Amiodarone/alcohol
Chloramphenicol
Erythromycin
Sulfonamides
Cipro
Omeprazole
Along with Grapefruit juice and Quinidine
⫸ What are the 4 tracts of the basal ganglia that can affect psychiatric or
neurological disorders? Ans- Striatum (composed of the putamen and
caudate nucleus)-(collectively, corpus striatum- caudate and putamen
components of motor and
association) is involved in the modulation of motor acts, and plays a role
in OCD, Tourette's, Parkinson's,
Huntington's, associative or cognitive processes. When the gateway is
functioning normally, it allows motor
system to perform only acts that are goal directed. When gateway fails -
OCD.
, Globus Pallidus-receives input from corpus striatum, damaged in
Wilson's and carbon monoxide
poisoning and causes dystonic and flapping movements of extremities
Substantia Nigra-degenerates in Parkinson's, characterized by rigidity
and tremor and is associated with
depression in more than 30% of cases
Subthalamic nucleus-ballistic movements, sudden limb jerks like
projectile movement
⫸ What is the function of the limbic system related to psychiatric
disorders? Ans- Motivation, emotion, learning, and memory.
Operates by influencing the endocrine system and the autonomic
nervous system.
• Anatomical loop for emotional processing/amygdala
• Assigns emotional significance to sensory experiences
• May regulate learned fear responses (panic/anxiety)
• Houses emotional association areas (associating emotion to other
person's voice or expression)
⫸ How would you know if someone's frontal lobe was damaged? Ans-
Frontal lobe injury usually impairs the executive functions: motivation,
attention, and sequencing of actions.Changes in personality - how one
2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED.
⫸ Agonist. Ans- A chemical that mimics the action of a
neurotransmitter. A drug or medication that binds to a specific receptor
producing an effect identical to that usually produced by the
neurotransmitter affecting that receptor.
⫸ Antagonist. Ans- A compound that binds to a receptor that blocks or
reduces the action of another substance (agonist) at the receptor site
involved.
Antagonists that compete with an agonist for a receptor are competitive
antagonists. Those that antagonize by other means are noncompetitive
antagonists
⫸ Partial Agonist. Ans- Medication that produces a weaker, or less
efficacious, response than an agonist.
A compound that (even when fully occupying a receptor) possesses
affinity for a receptor, but elicits a partial pharmacological response at
the receptor involved.
⫸ Inverse Agonist. Ans- Chemical substance that produces effects
opposite those of a particular neurotransmitter
,⫸ What is the significance of understanding about CYP 450 when
prescribing various medications that may affect this? Ans- Inducers-
speed up other drugs' metabolism
Which equals leaving the body quicker
Which equal little to no effect intended effect.
Inhibitors- block the enzyme so decreases the body's ability to use drug
Which leaves too much circulating drug
⫸ What medications will most be affected by CYP 450? Ans- Inducers
Mnemonic- CRAPGPS
Cabamazepine
Rifampin
Alcholol
Phenytion
Griseofulvin
Phenobarbital
Sulfonylureas
Inhibitors
Mnemonic- SICKFACES.COM@GQ
Sodium Valproate
,Isoniazid
Cimetidine
Ketoconazole
Fluconazole
Amiodarone/alcohol
Chloramphenicol
Erythromycin
Sulfonamides
Cipro
Omeprazole
Along with Grapefruit juice and Quinidine
⫸ What are the 4 tracts of the basal ganglia that can affect psychiatric or
neurological disorders? Ans- Striatum (composed of the putamen and
caudate nucleus)-(collectively, corpus striatum- caudate and putamen
components of motor and
association) is involved in the modulation of motor acts, and plays a role
in OCD, Tourette's, Parkinson's,
Huntington's, associative or cognitive processes. When the gateway is
functioning normally, it allows motor
system to perform only acts that are goal directed. When gateway fails -
OCD.
, Globus Pallidus-receives input from corpus striatum, damaged in
Wilson's and carbon monoxide
poisoning and causes dystonic and flapping movements of extremities
Substantia Nigra-degenerates in Parkinson's, characterized by rigidity
and tremor and is associated with
depression in more than 30% of cases
Subthalamic nucleus-ballistic movements, sudden limb jerks like
projectile movement
⫸ What is the function of the limbic system related to psychiatric
disorders? Ans- Motivation, emotion, learning, and memory.
Operates by influencing the endocrine system and the autonomic
nervous system.
• Anatomical loop for emotional processing/amygdala
• Assigns emotional significance to sensory experiences
• May regulate learned fear responses (panic/anxiety)
• Houses emotional association areas (associating emotion to other
person's voice or expression)
⫸ How would you know if someone's frontal lobe was damaged? Ans-
Frontal lobe injury usually impairs the executive functions: motivation,
attention, and sequencing of actions.Changes in personality - how one
