NR 546 Psychopharmacology Midterm exam with correct actual questions and correctly well defined answers latest already graded a+ 2025 – 2026

NR 546 Psychopharmacology Midterm exam with correct actual
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questions and correctly well defined answers latest already graded
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a+ 2025 – 2026
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1. Function of Cerebral Cortex: - Information Processing
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- Complex Cognition
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- Perception



2. Function of the Subcortical Regions: - Basic Drives
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- Emotion

- Memory

- Fine Motor skills
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3. Function of the Brainstem: - Altertness
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- Vital Functions
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,4. Function of the Cerebellum: - Coordination
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5. Lobes of Cerebral Cortex: - Temporal: (hearing/language comprehension)
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- Parietal: (visuospatial orientation, somatosensation)
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- Frontal: (Motivation, Planning, inhibition, motion, language expression)
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6. Subcortex Regions: - Basal Ganglia: fine motor control
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- Limbic System: emotional valence/memory
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- Thalamus: relay station ss ss




- Hypothalamus: hormonal/vital sign/sleep regulation ss ss ss




7. Brainstem Division: - Midbrain: (Pons, Medulla, Reticular Formation,
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- Hindbrain: Tectum Roof (Colliculi)/Tectum Floor (Raphe Nucleus,
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- Diencephalon: (Thalamus/Hypothalamus) ss




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, 8. Somatic Nervous System: - voluntary control of skeletal muscle
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9. Autonomic Nervous System: - involuntary control of smooth muscle
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10. Sympathetic Division: - "Fight or Flight"
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- Norepeinphrine



11. Parasympathetic Divsion: - "Rest and Digest" ss ss ss ss ss




- Acetycholine



12. Ligands: - Hormones, drugs, enzymes
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13. Second Messenger Systems: - G-proteins activate enzymes in the cell
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- Alter: Ion channel activation
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- Gene expression
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14. Neuronal Fate: - Receptor Binding
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- Chemical Destruction
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- Reabsorption

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