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NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
EXAM 2 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST EXAM
What type of meal is most likely to increase brain levels of serotonin in
animals?
a. High carbohydrate, high protein
b. High carbohydrate, low protein
c. Low carbohydrate, low protein
d. Low carbohydrate, high protein - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. High
carbohydrate, low protein
All of the following can increase the presence of serotonin in the
terminal button or cleft except for a. reserpine.
b. MDMA.
c. fenfluramine.
d. fluoxetine. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Reserpine
11. Which of the following about MDMA is false?
a. It produces an altered state of consciousness.
b. It has been proposed as an adjunct to psychotherapy because it can
enhance empathy.
c. It has definitively been shown to produce degeneration of nerve fibers
in all human users.
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d. It is considered a Schedule I substance according to the DEA. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. It has definitively been shown to produce
degeneration of nerve fibers in all human users.
Like Alpha 1-adrenergic receptors, _______ receptors activate the
phosphoinositide second-messenger system and thus increase
intracellular _______ levels.
a. 5-HT2A; Ca2+
b. 5-HT1A; K+
c. 5-HT2A; cAMP
d. 5-HT2A; Na+ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 5-HT2A; Ca 2+
The rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of catecholamines
is
a. Tyrosine
hydroxylase
b. aromatic acid
decarboxylase
c. dopamine B-
hydroxlase
d. DOPA - CORRECT ✔✔a. Tryosine
ANSWER hydroxylase
Activation of terminal autoreceptors inhibits dopamine release by
a. increasing Cl- entry into the terminal.
b. decreasing Ca2+ entry into the terminal.
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c. preventing reuptake into vesicles.
d. decreasing Na+ entry into the terminal. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
Decreasing Ca 2+ entry into the terminal
3. _______ and _______ exert their pharmacological effects by blocking
monoamine reuptake.
a. Cocaine; phenelzine
b. Cocaine; tricyclic antidepressants
c. Clonidine; tricyclic antidepressants
d. Clonidine; yohimbine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Cocaine; tricyclic
antidepressants
4. The dopamine pathway most important for regulating movement is the
_______ pathway.
a. nigrostriatal
b. mesocortical
c. mesolimbic
d. tuberohypophyseal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Nigrostriatal
5. A commonly used dopamine receptor agonist is _______, which is now
being used to treat _______.
a. apomorphine; schizophrenia
b. apomorphine; erectile dysfunction
c. haloperidol; cocaine addiction
NSG 522 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
EXAM 2 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST EXAM
What type of meal is most likely to increase brain levels of serotonin in
animals?
a. High carbohydrate, high protein
b. High carbohydrate, low protein
c. Low carbohydrate, low protein
d. Low carbohydrate, high protein - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. High
carbohydrate, low protein
All of the following can increase the presence of serotonin in the
terminal button or cleft except for a. reserpine.
b. MDMA.
c. fenfluramine.
d. fluoxetine. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Reserpine
11. Which of the following about MDMA is false?
a. It produces an altered state of consciousness.
b. It has been proposed as an adjunct to psychotherapy because it can
enhance empathy.
c. It has definitively been shown to produce degeneration of nerve fibers
in all human users.
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d. It is considered a Schedule I substance according to the DEA. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C. It has definitively been shown to produce
degeneration of nerve fibers in all human users.
Like Alpha 1-adrenergic receptors, _______ receptors activate the
phosphoinositide second-messenger system and thus increase
intracellular _______ levels.
a. 5-HT2A; Ca2+
b. 5-HT1A; K+
c. 5-HT2A; cAMP
d. 5-HT2A; Na+ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. 5-HT2A; Ca 2+
The rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of catecholamines
is
a. Tyrosine
hydroxylase
b. aromatic acid
decarboxylase
c. dopamine B-
hydroxlase
d. DOPA - CORRECT ✔✔a. Tryosine
ANSWER hydroxylase
Activation of terminal autoreceptors inhibits dopamine release by
a. increasing Cl- entry into the terminal.
b. decreasing Ca2+ entry into the terminal.
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c. preventing reuptake into vesicles.
d. decreasing Na+ entry into the terminal. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B.
Decreasing Ca 2+ entry into the terminal
3. _______ and _______ exert their pharmacological effects by blocking
monoamine reuptake.
a. Cocaine; phenelzine
b. Cocaine; tricyclic antidepressants
c. Clonidine; tricyclic antidepressants
d. Clonidine; yohimbine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. Cocaine; tricyclic
antidepressants
4. The dopamine pathway most important for regulating movement is the
_______ pathway.
a. nigrostriatal
b. mesocortical
c. mesolimbic
d. tuberohypophyseal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A. Nigrostriatal
5. A commonly used dopamine receptor agonist is _______, which is now
being used to treat _______.
a. apomorphine; schizophrenia
b. apomorphine; erectile dysfunction
c. haloperidol; cocaine addiction
