7.3 Biological Basis of Nervous System Disorders

Question 1

Schizophrenia

Answer 1

may be associated w/ genetic factors, birth trauma, adolescent marijuana use, and family history. There are high levels of dopaminergic transmission

Question 2

Depression

Answer 2

accompanied by high levels of glucocorticoids and low levels of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine.

Question 3

Bipolar disorders

Answer 3

accompanied by high levels of norepinephrine and serotonin. They are also highly heritable.

Question 4

Alzheimer’s disease

Answer 4

associated with genetic factors, brain atrophy, dec in acetylcholine, senile plaques of β-amyloid, and neurofibrillary tangles of hyperphosphorylated tau protein

Question 5

Parkinson’s disease

Answer 5

associated w/ bradykinesia, resting tremor, pill-rolling tremor, mask like facies, cogwheel rigidity, and a shuffling gait. There is deceased production of dopamine by cells in the substantial Mitra