Final Exam practice questions to learn Flashcards
1
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Difference between LTP and LTD in hippocampus
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- molecular events leading to LTP include activate of kinase
- molecular events leading to LTD include activation of phosphatase
2
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Anxiolytics
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decrease anxiety by facilitating transmission at GABA synapses
3
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Neurology
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diagnosis and treatment of nervous system disorders
4
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How does hippocampus regulate HPA axis?
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hippocampus detects glucocorticoids and inhibits hypothalamus
5
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why it is dangerous to have space occupying mass in brain
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risk of brain stem herniation
6
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acute management of strokes
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- neuroflo
- tissue plasminogen activators
- MERCI retrieval system
- cooling helmet
7
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Glasgow coma scale
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consciousness drowsiness obtundation stupor unconsciousness
8
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how does regeneration in CNS modulatory fiber systems differ from in normal CNS axons
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- modulatory fiber systems=noradrenergic, serotonergic, dopaminergic
- axonal elongation
9
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treatments of parkinsons
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- administration of L dopa
- transplantation of embryonic substantia nigra into adult stratum
10
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Aguayo’s study results
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PNS neurons can regenerate if there are Schwann cells to guide them
