NU670 PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◍ Risperidone or Aripiprazole.
Answer: FDA-approved for irritability and aggression in ASD.
◍ Outer surface of brain.
Answer: Sulci and fissures increase surface area
◍ Alzheimer's disease.
Answer: A decrease in acetylcholine will cause an exacerbation of this
disorder.
◍ Serotonin.
Answer: A neurotransmitter produced in the Raphe Nuclei.
◍ Cerebrum.
Answer: Large area of the brain with 4 lobes responsible for all functions
◍ Frontal lobe.
Answer: Involved in ADHD, motivation, decision making, personality, and
problem solving
◍ Parietal lobe.
Answer: Responsible for math problems, sensory processing, and issues
related to it
◍ Temporal lobe.
Answer: Involved in memory, hearing, and emotion
◍ Hippocampus.
Answer: Responsible for long-term memory and emotion
,◍ Occipital lobe.
Answer: Responsible for vision
◍ Negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Answer: Symptoms exhibited by a patient possibly due to hypoactivity in
the mesocortical dopamine pathway.
◍ Corpus callosum.
Answer: Connects left and right hemispheres for information exchange
◍ Astereognosis.
Answer: Loss of the ability to recognize the form of an object by touch.
◍ Dopamine.
Answer: A neurotransmitter produced in the substantia nigra.
◍ Risperidone and Aripiprazole.
Answer: Medications approved for self-injury and aggression in autistic
patients.
◍ Hypothalamus.
Answer: Regulates hunger, thirst, temperature, etc.
◍ Neurotransmitters.
Answer: Housed in the brainstem
◍ Tuberoinfundibular pathway.
Answer: Affected by dopamine blockade, causing prolactin increase.
◍ CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 polymorphisms.
Answer: Gene-drug interactions affecting SSRI metabolism.
◍ Seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Answer: Characterized by depressive episodes in the winter months with
hypersomnia and increased appetite.
◍ Dopamine in schizophrenia.
Answer: Excess dopamine in the mesolimbic pathway contributes to positive
symptoms, while deficient dopamine in the mesocortical pathway
, contributes to negative symptoms.
◍ Monoamine neurotransmitters.
Answer: Examples include Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine.
◍ Removal of serotonin and norepinephrine.
Answer: Achieved by reuptake by presynaptic transporters and enzymatic
degradation (MAO and COMT).
◍ Fluoxetine (Prozac) and Escitalopram (Lexapro).
Answer: SSRIs FDA-approved for the treatment of adolescents.
◍ Serotonin.
Answer: Located in raphe nucleus; involved in mood, sleep, pain,
temperature, and libido
◍ Schizophrenia.
Answer: A diagnosis for a patient with marked functional decline for the
past 10 months.
◍ Dopamine.
Answer: Found in VTA and Substantia Nigra; associated with positive
symptoms of schizophrenia
◍ Elevated hemoglobin A1c.
Answer: A condition observed in a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia and
prescribed aripiprazole.
◍ GABA.
Answer: Inhibitory neurotransmitter
◍ Glutamate.
Answer: Excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in kindling
◍ Hyperlipidemia.
Answer: A condition observed in a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia and
prescribed aripiprazole.
◍ Acetylcholine.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Risperidone or Aripiprazole.
Answer: FDA-approved for irritability and aggression in ASD.
◍ Outer surface of brain.
Answer: Sulci and fissures increase surface area
◍ Alzheimer's disease.
Answer: A decrease in acetylcholine will cause an exacerbation of this
disorder.
◍ Serotonin.
Answer: A neurotransmitter produced in the Raphe Nuclei.
◍ Cerebrum.
Answer: Large area of the brain with 4 lobes responsible for all functions
◍ Frontal lobe.
Answer: Involved in ADHD, motivation, decision making, personality, and
problem solving
◍ Parietal lobe.
Answer: Responsible for math problems, sensory processing, and issues
related to it
◍ Temporal lobe.
Answer: Involved in memory, hearing, and emotion
◍ Hippocampus.
Answer: Responsible for long-term memory and emotion
,◍ Occipital lobe.
Answer: Responsible for vision
◍ Negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Answer: Symptoms exhibited by a patient possibly due to hypoactivity in
the mesocortical dopamine pathway.
◍ Corpus callosum.
Answer: Connects left and right hemispheres for information exchange
◍ Astereognosis.
Answer: Loss of the ability to recognize the form of an object by touch.
◍ Dopamine.
Answer: A neurotransmitter produced in the substantia nigra.
◍ Risperidone and Aripiprazole.
Answer: Medications approved for self-injury and aggression in autistic
patients.
◍ Hypothalamus.
Answer: Regulates hunger, thirst, temperature, etc.
◍ Neurotransmitters.
Answer: Housed in the brainstem
◍ Tuberoinfundibular pathway.
Answer: Affected by dopamine blockade, causing prolactin increase.
◍ CYP2D6 and CYP2C19 polymorphisms.
Answer: Gene-drug interactions affecting SSRI metabolism.
◍ Seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
Answer: Characterized by depressive episodes in the winter months with
hypersomnia and increased appetite.
◍ Dopamine in schizophrenia.
Answer: Excess dopamine in the mesolimbic pathway contributes to positive
symptoms, while deficient dopamine in the mesocortical pathway
, contributes to negative symptoms.
◍ Monoamine neurotransmitters.
Answer: Examples include Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine.
◍ Removal of serotonin and norepinephrine.
Answer: Achieved by reuptake by presynaptic transporters and enzymatic
degradation (MAO and COMT).
◍ Fluoxetine (Prozac) and Escitalopram (Lexapro).
Answer: SSRIs FDA-approved for the treatment of adolescents.
◍ Serotonin.
Answer: Located in raphe nucleus; involved in mood, sleep, pain,
temperature, and libido
◍ Schizophrenia.
Answer: A diagnosis for a patient with marked functional decline for the
past 10 months.
◍ Dopamine.
Answer: Found in VTA and Substantia Nigra; associated with positive
symptoms of schizophrenia
◍ Elevated hemoglobin A1c.
Answer: A condition observed in a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia and
prescribed aripiprazole.
◍ GABA.
Answer: Inhibitory neurotransmitter
◍ Glutamate.
Answer: Excitatory neurotransmitter; involved in kindling
◍ Hyperlipidemia.
Answer: A condition observed in a patient diagnosed with schizophrenia and
prescribed aripiprazole.
◍ Acetylcholine.
