Central Nervous System Drugs

Question 1

is made up of the brain and spinal cord. It is one of 2 parts of the nervous system. The other part is the peripheral nervous system, which consists of nerves that connect the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body.

Answer 1

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Question 2

It is the study of drugs that alter process controlled by the Nervous System.

Answer 2

Neuropharmacology

Question 3

is a decrease in response to a drug that is used repeatedly.

Answer 3

Tolerance

Question 4

What is the maximum amount of oxygen for COPD patient?

Answer 4

3 Liters

Question 5

Central Nervous System or CNS contains _ compounds that serves as neurotransmitter

Answer 5

21

Question 6

What does bradykinesia means?

Answer 6

Slowed movement

Question 7

True or false : Carbidopa can be useful without Levodopa

Answer 7

False

Question 8

Once Levodopa entered the blood vessels, it will convert into

Answer 8

Dopamine

Question 9

It is used for psychiatric disorder, suppression of the seizures, relief of pain, production of anesthesia.

Answer 9

Central Nervous System (CNS ) drugs

Question 10

_ is a chronic neurological disorder that affects the brain’s ability to control sleep-wake cycles.

Answer 10

Narcolepsy

Question 11

Slowly progressive
neurodegenerative disorder
characterized by tremor, rigidity,
postural instability and slowed
movement

Answer 11

Parkinson’s Disease

Question 12

It is to Improve the patient’s
ability to carry out activities
of daily life

Answer 12

Therapeutic goal

Question 13

Given to increase child’s attention span and cognitive
performance

Answer 13

Methylphenidate

Question 14

True or false: Once you’ve experienced convulsion it means you have epilepsy

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What is the estimated time/minutes for someone who’s experiencing seizures to be back at normal state?

Answer 15

1-2 minutes

Question 16

Excitation undergoes limited spread from
the focus to adjacent cortical areas (only one portion of the brain who’s having electrical activity)

Answer 16

Partial Seizures

Question 17

Excitation spreads widely throughout
both hemispheres of the brain ( all hemisphere are affected)

Answer 17

Generalized Seizure

Question 18

What will happen if we mix D5Water in peritoine?

Answer 18

It will CRYSTALIZE

Question 19

It prevents drugs from penetrating the brain

Answer 19

Blood-brain barrier (BBB)

Question 20

Anti-viral but promotes
release of dopamine (It is a dopamine releaser)

Answer 20

Amantadine