Neuro Exam 1 USAHS with 100%
Correct Answers Graded A+
1. Acetylcholine
a. A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle
contraction
athetic functions
Neuromodulation
2. Norepinephrine
a. A neurotransmitter involved in arousal, as well as in learning and mood
regulation
Sympathetic function
Neuromodulation
3. Dopamine
a. A neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and learning and the
brain's pleasure and reward system.
Nueromodulation
4. Serotonin
a. Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
Mood stabilizer and neuromodulation
5. Histamine
, a. A chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy
exitatory neuromodulaton
6. Glycine
a. Converts glucose to energy and help create muscle tissue
Inhibitory neurotransmission
7. Peptide
a. short chain of amino acids - proteins
Neuromodulation
8. What structures make up the diencephalon?
a. thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
9. What structures make up gray matter?
a. cerebral hemispheres the gray matter cortex is outside, on the inside of the
brainstem and spinal cord
Thalamus, Basal ganglia, Cortex, cranial nerve nuclei
Limbic system
10. Limbic system
a. neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions
and drives
Regulations of emotions, memory, appetitive drives, autonomic and
neuroendocrine control.
11. Neuro exams include:
a. -hand strength, limb strength
-ability to follow commands
-ability to move eyes in equal and uniform fashion
Correct Answers Graded A+
1. Acetylcholine
a. A neurotransmitter that enables learning and memory and also triggers muscle
contraction
athetic functions
Neuromodulation
2. Norepinephrine
a. A neurotransmitter involved in arousal, as well as in learning and mood
regulation
Sympathetic function
Neuromodulation
3. Dopamine
a. A neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and learning and the
brain's pleasure and reward system.
Nueromodulation
4. Serotonin
a. Affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
Mood stabilizer and neuromodulation
5. Histamine
, a. A chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy
exitatory neuromodulaton
6. Glycine
a. Converts glucose to energy and help create muscle tissue
Inhibitory neurotransmission
7. Peptide
a. short chain of amino acids - proteins
Neuromodulation
8. What structures make up the diencephalon?
a. thalamus, hypothalamus, epithalamus
9. What structures make up gray matter?
a. cerebral hemispheres the gray matter cortex is outside, on the inside of the
brainstem and spinal cord
Thalamus, Basal ganglia, Cortex, cranial nerve nuclei
Limbic system
10. Limbic system
a. neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions
and drives
Regulations of emotions, memory, appetitive drives, autonomic and
neuroendocrine control.
11. Neuro exams include:
a. -hand strength, limb strength
-ability to follow commands
-ability to move eyes in equal and uniform fashion
