NU 670 EXAM 1 REVIEW WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
Amino acids - ANSWER building blocks of proteins
Glucose - ANSWER the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major
source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, we feel hunger.
Glycogen - ANSWER An extensively branched glucose storage polysaccharide found in
the liver and muscle of animals; the animal equivalent of starch.
aphasia - ANSWER impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage
either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing
understanding).
EEG - ANSWER An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep
across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the
scalp.
Supporting cells of the nervous system - ANSWER neuroglial cells,
Acetylcholine - ANSWER A neurotransmitter that allows learning and memory and also
causes muscle contraction,
Oligodendrocytes - ANSWER Type of glial cell in the CNS that wrap axons in a myelin
sheath.
Norepinephrine - ANSWER A neurotransmitter with roles in arousal and also in learning
and mood regulation, helps regulate alertness and arousal
, Serotonin - ANSWER A neurotransmitter that influences hunger,sleep, arousal, and
mood.
Histamine - ANSWER a chemical that is released by cells in response to injury and in
allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing contraction of smooth muscle and dilation
of capillaries.
Psychoneuroimmunology - ANSWER the study of how psychological, neural, and
endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health
GABA - ANSWER An inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
B-adrenergic receptor blockers - ANSWER - block b-adrenergic receptors
- management of angina; control of tremors; migraine prevention; anti arrhythmic
effects; lowering blood pressure; reduction of heart rate
- reduce responses caused by the activation of the sympathetic nervous system,
By inhibiting cardiac work and oxygen demand.
- are found in heart, blood vessels and lungs where they interact with the hormone
adrenaline (epinephrine) and the neurotransmitter norepinephrine
Dopamine - ANSWER A neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and
learning and the brain's pleasure and reward system.
paranoid schizophrenia - ANSWER A type of schizophrenia that is dominated by
delusions of persecution along with delusions of grandeur.
Communication of neurons - ANSWER Dendrites-->Soma-->Axon-->Terminal
Buttons-->Synapse-->Dendrites-->etc.
Hypothalamus - ANSWER a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating,
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED
Amino acids - ANSWER building blocks of proteins
Glucose - ANSWER the form of sugar that circulates in the blood and provides the major
source of energy for body tissues. When its level is low, we feel hunger.
Glycogen - ANSWER An extensively branched glucose storage polysaccharide found in
the liver and muscle of animals; the animal equivalent of starch.
aphasia - ANSWER impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage
either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing
understanding).
EEG - ANSWER An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep
across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the
scalp.
Supporting cells of the nervous system - ANSWER neuroglial cells,
Acetylcholine - ANSWER A neurotransmitter that allows learning and memory and also
causes muscle contraction,
Oligodendrocytes - ANSWER Type of glial cell in the CNS that wrap axons in a myelin
sheath.
Norepinephrine - ANSWER A neurotransmitter with roles in arousal and also in learning
and mood regulation, helps regulate alertness and arousal
, Serotonin - ANSWER A neurotransmitter that influences hunger,sleep, arousal, and
mood.
Histamine - ANSWER a chemical that is released by cells in response to injury and in
allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing contraction of smooth muscle and dilation
of capillaries.
Psychoneuroimmunology - ANSWER the study of how psychological, neural, and
endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health
GABA - ANSWER An inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
B-adrenergic receptor blockers - ANSWER - block b-adrenergic receptors
- management of angina; control of tremors; migraine prevention; anti arrhythmic
effects; lowering blood pressure; reduction of heart rate
- reduce responses caused by the activation of the sympathetic nervous system,
By inhibiting cardiac work and oxygen demand.
- are found in heart, blood vessels and lungs where they interact with the hormone
adrenaline (epinephrine) and the neurotransmitter norepinephrine
Dopamine - ANSWER A neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and
learning and the brain's pleasure and reward system.
paranoid schizophrenia - ANSWER A type of schizophrenia that is dominated by
delusions of persecution along with delusions of grandeur.
Communication of neurons - ANSWER Dendrites-->Soma-->Axon-->Terminal
Buttons-->Synapse-->Dendrites-->etc.
Hypothalamus - ANSWER a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating,
