NSG527 FINAL EXAM VERSION TWO 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE PAPER
◉ 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
• Midbrain- control many sensory and motor functions including eye
movement
◉ Locus ceruleus. Answer: • Produces norepinephrine
• Activity maintains arousal
• Inactivity allows sleep
◉ Dorsal raphe. Answer: • Produces serotonin
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE PAPER
◉ 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
• Midbrain- control many sensory and motor functions including eye
movement
◉ Locus ceruleus. Answer: • Produces norepinephrine
• Activity maintains arousal
• Inactivity allows sleep
◉ Dorsal raphe. Answer: • Produces serotonin
