CNS

Question 1

List 3 ways neurotransmitters are cleared from the synapse

Answer 1

reuptake,
enzymatic degradation
diffusion

Question 2

What happens during reuptake?

Answer 2

reabsorption of the neurotransmitter occurs

Question 3

What is enzymatic degradation?

Answer 3

destruction of the neurotransmitter with special chemicals known as enzymes

Question 4

What happens during diffusion?

Answer 4

The neurotransmitter becomes detached from the receptor and drifts out of the synaptic cleft

Question 5

List 5 major CNS neurotransmitters?

Answer 5

Acetylcholine, GABA, Glutamate, dopamine, norepinephrine, seretonin

Question 6

What neurotransmitter is a cholinergic associated with Alzheimer’s?

Answer 6

Acetylcholine

Question 7

Glutamate is an amino acid responsible for

Answer 7

the biosynthesis of proteins

Question 8

GABA is an amino acid associated with

Answer 8

anxiety and muscle tone

Question 9

What amino acid relaxes/slows processes in the brain?

Answer 9

GABA

Question 10

What are 3 monoamines?

Answer 10

dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine

Question 11

Dopamine regulates

Answer 11

attention
concentration
pleasure
energy
motivation
 mood
 muscle movement

Question 12

Mood, alertness, concentration and energy are regulated by

Answer 12

Norepinephrine

Question 13

Serotonin regulates

Answer 13

mood
anxiety
sex
appetite

Question 14

Explain the statement “From a therapeutic perspective, the blood-brainbarrier is a mixed blessing”

Answer 14

The BBB protects the brain from injury by potentially toxic substances, but it can also be a significant obstacle to entry of therapeutic agents

Question 15

Identify the four lobes of the brain

Answer 15

Frontal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobe

Question 16

Describe the major functions of the frontal lobe

Answer 16

associated with reasoning
planning
parts of speech
movement,
emotions
problem solving

Question 17

Describe the major functions of the parietal lobe

Answer 17

associated with movement
orientation,
recognition
perception of stimuli

Question 18

The occipital lobe is associated with what function?

Answer 18

visual processing

Question 19

The temporal lobe is associated with

Answer 19

memory,
speech
perception
recognition of auditory stimuli

Question 20

The limbic system is a collective term for

Answer 20

a large number of interconnected nuclei and area of the brain involved in learning, memory, emotion, and executive function

Question 21

The hippocampus and the entorhinal cortex (limbic nuclei)

Answer 21

memory and learning

Question 22

Amygdala (limbic nuclei) involved in

Answer 22

emotion
anxiety
fear

Question 23

Removing parts of the_______ _______ has helped with improving some mental disorders such as OCD

Answer 23

cigulate gyrus

Question 24

The cigulate gyrus (limbic nuclei)

Answer 24

a lot of mental disorders but mostly ADD and OCD

Question 25

List the 4 F’s associated with the Hypothalamus

Answer 25

Fighting
fleeing
feeding
fornication

Question 26

The Hypothalamus is responsible for the ____ or _____

response

Answer 26

fight

flight

Question 27

Orbitofrontal cortex and dorsal prefrontal cortex are involved in

Answer 27

social behaviors/functions
Feelings of guilt
Executive function(filter)

Question 28

True or False

Infants have fully developed myelin sheaths

Answer 28

False

Question 29

Which limbic nuclei is affected in Demetia patients?

Answer 29

Orbitofrontal cortex and dorsal prefrontal cortex