Psychopharmacology Actual Midterm Exam Questions and Answers

Psychopharmacology Actual Midterm
Exam Questions and Answers
Function of Cerebral Cortex - Answer-- Information Processing
- Complex Cognition
- Perception

Function of the Subcortical Regions - Answer-- Basic Drives
- Emotion
- Memory
- Fine Motor skills

Function of the Brainstem - Answer-- Altertness
- Vital Functions

Function of the Cerebellum - Answer-- Coordination

Lobes of Cerebral Cortex - Answer-- Temporal: (hearing/language comprehension)
- Occipital: (vision)
- Parietal: (visuospatial orientation, somatosensation)
- Frontal: (Motivation, Planning, inhibition, motion, language expression)

Subcortex Regions - Answer-- Basal Ganglia: fine motor control
- Limbic System: emotional valence/memory
- Thalamus: relay station
- Hypothalamus: hormonal/vital sign/sleep regulation

Brainstem Division - Answer-- Midbrain: (Pons, Medulla, Reticular Formation,
Cerebellum)
- Hindbrain: Tectum Roof (Colliculi)/Tectum Floor (Raphe Nucleus, Periadequatal,
Substantia Nigra)
- Diencephalon: (Thalamus/Hypothalamus)

Somatic Nervous System - Answer-- voluntary control of skeletal muscle

Autonomic Nervous System - Answer-- involuntary control of smooth muscle

Sympathetic Division - Answer-- "Fight or Flight"
- Norepeinphrine

Parasympathetic Divsion - Answer-- "Rest and Digest"
- Acetycholine

Ligands - Answer-- Hormones, drugs, enzymes

, Second Messenger Systems - Answer-- G-proteins activate enzymes in the cell
- Alter: Ion channel activation
- Neurotransmitter production or release
- Gene expression

Neuronal Fate - Answer-- Receptor Binding
- Chemical Destruction
- Reabsorption

Dopamine (DA) - Answer-- Substantia Nigra
- Impacts Brain
- Motor regulation/Motivation/Reward Seeking/Executive Functioning
- Psychosis/Amotivation/Addiction

Norepenephrine - Answer-- Locus Coruleus
- Impacts Brain/Heart/Vasculature
- Sympathetic response/attention/Cognitive processing
- ADHD/Depression

Serotonin - Answer-- Raphe Nucleus
- Impacts GI tract/Brain/Platelets
- Appetite/Mood/Sleep Regulation
- Depression and Anxiety

Acetycholine - Answer-- Basal Nuclus of Meynert
- Impacts CNS/Nervous System
- Alterness/Memory
- Dementia/Delirium

Glutamate - Answer-- Most abundant
- Excitatory
- Learning/Memory/Cell Death and regeneration
- Cognitive Enhancer
- Dementia

GABA - Answer-- Metabolite of glutamate
- Inhibitory
- Inhibitory Regulation
- Anxiety
- Anxiolytics

Antidepressant Classes - Answer-- MAOIS
- SSRI
- SNRI
- TCA