NURSING 527 BOARD EVALUATION 2026
GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS GRADED A+
● acetylcholine. Answer: Too much ___?_____is associated with
depression, and too little in the hippocampus has been associated with
dementia.
● Dopamine. Answer: correlated with movement, attention, and
learning?
● Dopamine. Answer: Too much__________?has been associated with
schizophrenia, and too little_________? is associated with some forms
of depression as well as the muscular rigidity and tremors found in
Parkinson's disease.
● Norepinephrine. Answer: associated with eating, alertness?
● Norepinephrine. Answer: Too little _______? has been associated with
depression, while an excess has been associated with schizophrenia.
● Epinephrine. Answer: involved in energy, and glucose metabolism?
● Serotonin. Answer: plays a role in mood, sleep, appetite, and
impulsive and aggressive behavior?
,● serotonin. Answer: Too little_______? is associated with depression
and some anxiety disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Some antidepressant medications increase the availability of
_________? at the receptor sites
● GABA. Answer: inhibits excitation and anxiety?
● GABA. Answer: Too little ______?is associated with anxiety and
anxiety disorders. Some antianxiety medication increases _____?at the
receptor sites.
● Endorphins. Answer: involved in pain relief and feelings of pleasure
and contentedness?
● Frontal Lobe. Answer: • Executive functioning and personality
• Maintain and focus attention
• Organize thinking, planning, speech, and motor activities
• Weigh consequences
• Set goals
• Modulate emotions
• Integrate ideas, emotions, and perceptions
• Shapes personality?
,● Parietal lobe. Answer: • Body sensations
• Motor activities, attention and perception of spatial relations
• Processes sensory impulses from the thalamus
• Maintains focused attention
• Registers acts of aggression
• Wernicke's area located in the left temporoparietal junction is
responsible for the comprehension of speech??
● Temporal lobe. Answer: • Emotion and memory circuits
• Hearing, learning, memory circuits, sexual identity, and processing of
auditory stimuli
• Gives emotional tone to memories
• Is involved in making moral judgments
● Occipital lobe. Answer: • Vision
• Visual memory
• Reading
• language formation
• reception of vestibular, acoustic, and tactile stimuli
● Cerebrum. Answer: • Functions as an auxiliary structure for the entire
cerebral cortex
• Posture and balance in walking
, • Sequential movements required in eating and writing
• Control speed and acceleration of movement
• Involved in smooth eye movement
• Cognition and language
• Memory and impulse control
● Brainstem (Medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain). Answer: •
Medulla oblongata- regulation of blood pressure, respiration, and
digestion. Reflex center for vomiting coughing, sneezing, swallowing,
and hiccupping.
• Pons- Relays information from the cerebral hemisphere to the
cerebellum
• Midbrain- control many sensory and motor functions including eye
movement
● Locus ceruleus. Answer: • Produces norepinephrine
• Activity maintains arousal
• Inactivity allows sleep
● Dorsal raphe. Answer: • Produces serotonin
• Control sleep wake cycle
● Reticular activating system (RAS). Answer: • Involved in arousal and
sleep- the "toggle switch"
GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS GRADED A+
● acetylcholine. Answer: Too much ___?_____is associated with
depression, and too little in the hippocampus has been associated with
dementia.
● Dopamine. Answer: correlated with movement, attention, and
learning?
● Dopamine. Answer: Too much__________?has been associated with
schizophrenia, and too little_________? is associated with some forms
of depression as well as the muscular rigidity and tremors found in
Parkinson's disease.
● Norepinephrine. Answer: associated with eating, alertness?
● Norepinephrine. Answer: Too little _______? has been associated with
depression, while an excess has been associated with schizophrenia.
● Epinephrine. Answer: involved in energy, and glucose metabolism?
● Serotonin. Answer: plays a role in mood, sleep, appetite, and
impulsive and aggressive behavior?
,● serotonin. Answer: Too little_______? is associated with depression
and some anxiety disorders, especially obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Some antidepressant medications increase the availability of
_________? at the receptor sites
● GABA. Answer: inhibits excitation and anxiety?
● GABA. Answer: Too little ______?is associated with anxiety and
anxiety disorders. Some antianxiety medication increases _____?at the
receptor sites.
● Endorphins. Answer: involved in pain relief and feelings of pleasure
and contentedness?
● Frontal Lobe. Answer: • Executive functioning and personality
• Maintain and focus attention
• Organize thinking, planning, speech, and motor activities
• Weigh consequences
• Set goals
• Modulate emotions
• Integrate ideas, emotions, and perceptions
• Shapes personality?
,● Parietal lobe. Answer: • Body sensations
• Motor activities, attention and perception of spatial relations
• Processes sensory impulses from the thalamus
• Maintains focused attention
• Registers acts of aggression
• Wernicke's area located in the left temporoparietal junction is
responsible for the comprehension of speech??
● Temporal lobe. Answer: • Emotion and memory circuits
• Hearing, learning, memory circuits, sexual identity, and processing of
auditory stimuli
• Gives emotional tone to memories
• Is involved in making moral judgments
● Occipital lobe. Answer: • Vision
• Visual memory
• Reading
• language formation
• reception of vestibular, acoustic, and tactile stimuli
● Cerebrum. Answer: • Functions as an auxiliary structure for the entire
cerebral cortex
• Posture and balance in walking
, • Sequential movements required in eating and writing
• Control speed and acceleration of movement
• Involved in smooth eye movement
• Cognition and language
• Memory and impulse control
● Brainstem (Medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain). Answer: •
Medulla oblongata- regulation of blood pressure, respiration, and
digestion. Reflex center for vomiting coughing, sneezing, swallowing,
and hiccupping.
• Pons- Relays information from the cerebral hemisphere to the
cerebellum
• Midbrain- control many sensory and motor functions including eye
movement
● Locus ceruleus. Answer: • Produces norepinephrine
• Activity maintains arousal
• Inactivity allows sleep
● Dorsal raphe. Answer: • Produces serotonin
• Control sleep wake cycle
● Reticular activating system (RAS). Answer: • Involved in arousal and
sleep- the "toggle switch"
