Neurobiology

Question 1

Regulates respiration, heart rate, blood pressure

Answer 1

medulla

Question 2

Regulates sleep-wake cycles

Answer 2

pons

Question 3

Regulates reflexes and balance. Coordinates movement

Answer 3

cerebellum

Question 4

Major sensory relay center. Regulates higher brain centers and peripheral nervous system

Answer 4

Thalamus

Question 5

Area of the brain involved with emotion and motivation. Stress reactions

Answer 5

Hypothalamus

Question 6

Area of the brain involved with formation of new memories

Answer 6

hippocampus

Question 7

Governs emotions related to self-preservation

Answer 7

amygdala

Question 8

Result of prolonged exposure to a neurotransmitter

Answer 8

down-regulation of receptors

Question 9

Result of prolonged lack of stimulation of a receptor

Answer 9

up-regulation of receptors

Question 10

Degeneration of this tract results in the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Absence of D2 receptor activity results in bradykinesia. Is a dopaminergic tract

Answer 10

Nigrostriatal tract

Question 11

Is a dopaminergic tract. May be involved in mediating the antipsychotic effects of antipsychotic drugs

Answer 11

Mesolimbic-mesocortical tract

Question 12

ventral tegmental area –> most areas of cerebral cortex and limbic system

Answer 12

Mesolimbic-mesocortical tract

Question 13

substantia nigra–>corpus striatum

Answer 13

Nigrostriatal tract

Question 14

arcuate nucleus–>infundibulum & anterior pituitary

Answer 14

Tuberoinfundibular tract

Question 15

acts as a release inhibiting factor with regards to prolactin

Answer 15

dopamine

Question 16

Possible side effect of dopamine antagonists?

Answer 16

elevated prolactin levels and galactorrhea

Question 17

common adverse effect of giving a medication that antagonizes the effects of dopamine

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tremors

Question 18

abused drug that causes the release of dopamine

Answer 18

amphetamines

Question 19

street drug that inhibits uptake of dopamine

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cocaine

Question 20

is what stimulates release of dopamine and glutamate in tobacco products

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nicotine

Question 21

Result of low levels of serotonin

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depression

Question 22

Result of high levels of serotonin

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mania

Question 23

Patient populations that are also helped by SSRIs in addition to depression

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schizophrenia and anxiety

Question 24

commonly associated with Alzheimer’s dementia as well as other dementias

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acetylcholine

Question 25

can impair learning and memory in normal people

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anticholinergic agents

Question 26

a newer generation antipsychotic. dopamine and serotonin antagonist as opposed to only a dopamine antagonist

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Seroquel (Quetiapine)‏

Question 27

Characterized by fatigue, dizziness, and nausea after abruptly stopping an SSRI prescription

Answer 27

serotonin withdrawal syndrome