NCAC I Pharmacology UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abuse liability - CORRECT ANSWER - The level of risk associated with a psychoactive
substance that potentially leads to repeated use and/or dependence
Controlled Substance - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychoactive substance with abuse liability
that are placed under restricted use by DEA
Number of DEA "Drug schedules" - CORRECT ANSWER -5
What is the highest (most restricted) drug schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schedule I
What is the lowest drug schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schedule V
Schedule I - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to severe physical or psychological
dependence
-High potential for abuse
-No accepted medical uses
-Cannot be dispensed by authorized prescriber
Schedule II - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to severe dependence
-High potential for abuse
-Has some accepted medical uses with severe restrictions
-Can be dispensed by prescription by authorized prescriber
Schedule III - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to moderate or low physical dependence, or
high psychological dependence
-Moderate potential for abuse
,-Has accepted medical uses
-Can be dispensed by prescription authorized prescriber
Schedule IV - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to limited dependence
-Low potential for abuse
-Has accepted medical uses
-Can be dispensed by prescription by authorized prescriber
Schedule V - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to limited dependence
-Very low potential for abuse
-Has accepted medical uses
-Can be dispensed by prescription by authorized prescriber
Designer drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Substances with a slightly altered chemical makeup,
designed in a laboratory, with the intent or circumventing the law
Licit psychoactive substance - CORRECT ANSWER - Substance that is legally obtained
Illicit psychoactive substance - CORRECT ANSWER - Substance that is illegally obtained
What are the 2 main divisions of nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER - The CNS and
PNS
Components of central nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - The brain and the spinal
cord
Components of peripheral nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensory pathways and
motor pathways
, Subdivisions of motor pathways of PNS - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Somatic (voluntary)
2. ANS (2 pathways)
Subdivisions of ANS - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Sympathetic
2. Parasympathetic
Reticular activating system - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of CNS responsible for arousal
(sleep/wake)
Limbic system - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of CNS that regulates emotion
Basal ganglia - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of CNS responsible for involuntary and fine
motor skils
Cerebral cortex - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of limbic system
Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of brain that serves as the liaison between the
ANS and the CNS
Types of neurotransmitters (8) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Acetylcholine
2. Norepinephrine
3. Epinephrine
4. Dopamine
5. Serotonin
6. Gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA)
7. Glutamate
8. Endogenous Opioids
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Abuse liability - CORRECT ANSWER - The level of risk associated with a psychoactive
substance that potentially leads to repeated use and/or dependence
Controlled Substance - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychoactive substance with abuse liability
that are placed under restricted use by DEA
Number of DEA "Drug schedules" - CORRECT ANSWER -5
What is the highest (most restricted) drug schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schedule I
What is the lowest drug schedule? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schedule V
Schedule I - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to severe physical or psychological
dependence
-High potential for abuse
-No accepted medical uses
-Cannot be dispensed by authorized prescriber
Schedule II - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to severe dependence
-High potential for abuse
-Has some accepted medical uses with severe restrictions
-Can be dispensed by prescription by authorized prescriber
Schedule III - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to moderate or low physical dependence, or
high psychological dependence
-Moderate potential for abuse
,-Has accepted medical uses
-Can be dispensed by prescription authorized prescriber
Schedule IV - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to limited dependence
-Low potential for abuse
-Has accepted medical uses
-Can be dispensed by prescription by authorized prescriber
Schedule V - CORRECT ANSWER - -May lead to limited dependence
-Very low potential for abuse
-Has accepted medical uses
-Can be dispensed by prescription by authorized prescriber
Designer drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Substances with a slightly altered chemical makeup,
designed in a laboratory, with the intent or circumventing the law
Licit psychoactive substance - CORRECT ANSWER - Substance that is legally obtained
Illicit psychoactive substance - CORRECT ANSWER - Substance that is illegally obtained
What are the 2 main divisions of nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER - The CNS and
PNS
Components of central nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - The brain and the spinal
cord
Components of peripheral nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensory pathways and
motor pathways
, Subdivisions of motor pathways of PNS - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Somatic (voluntary)
2. ANS (2 pathways)
Subdivisions of ANS - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Sympathetic
2. Parasympathetic
Reticular activating system - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of CNS responsible for arousal
(sleep/wake)
Limbic system - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of CNS that regulates emotion
Basal ganglia - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of CNS responsible for involuntary and fine
motor skils
Cerebral cortex - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of limbic system
Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER - Part of brain that serves as the liaison between the
ANS and the CNS
Types of neurotransmitters (8) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Acetylcholine
2. Norepinephrine
3. Epinephrine
4. Dopamine
5. Serotonin
6. Gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA)
7. Glutamate
8. Endogenous Opioids
