NURS 5357 LATEST
NEUROBIOLOGY EXAM
3
Elia, a 42-year-old accountant, asks you for something to help her sleep
at night. She travels frequently and "can never seem to get her internal
clock quite right." She "does not believe in taking drugs" and asks if a
natural substance would help. You explain that she can buy an over-the-
counter substance normally made in her own body to relieve jet lag and
improve her quality of sleep. Where in the body is this substance made?
- ANSWERS-Pineal Gland
Carlo, a 72-year-old man, has been having trouble sleeping and staying
awake. He was also recently diagnosed with a small tumor in his
hypothalamus. The tumor might be affecting his sleep and wake cycles
because the sleep/wake switch is regulated reciprocally in the
hypothalamus primarily by which of the following? - ANSWERS-
Histamine vs. GABA
Julianne, a 25-year-old woman with longstanding anxiety, is currently
experiencing debilitating concerns that her children will be harmed
whenever they are away from her. Such worry is associated with activity
in which circuits? - ANSWERS-Cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical
circuits
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, NURS 5357 LATEST
NEUROBIOLOGY EXAM
3
Which of the following is a key control center for sleep and wake and
the specific circuitry that regulates sleep/wake? - ANSWERS-
Hypothalamus
The suprachiasmatic nucleus, or circadian pacemaker, is influenced by
activity, light, and which of the following? - ANSWERS-Melatonin
Condition associated with increased pain tolerance: - ANSWERS-
Schizophrenia
Martha, a 35-year-old librarian, has been experiencing panic attacks
during which she has difficulty moving and feels frozen in fear. Her
symptom of immobility are hypothetically related to activation in which
area of the brain? - ANSWERS-Parabrachial nucleus
Cynthia, a 45-year-old female, continues to maintain the re-experiencing
of her fear of the opposite gender, which began one year ago when she
was raped at the end of a date. Which two brain regions are involved in
the reciprocal relationship resulting in this symptom? - ANSWERS-
Amygdala and hippocampus
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NEUROBIOLOGY EXAM
3
Elia, a 42-year-old accountant, asks you for something to help her sleep
at night. She travels frequently and "can never seem to get her internal
clock quite right." She "does not believe in taking drugs" and asks if a
natural substance would help. You explain that she can buy an over-the-
counter substance normally made in her own body to relieve jet lag and
improve her quality of sleep. Where in the body is this substance made?
- ANSWERS-Pineal Gland
Carlo, a 72-year-old man, has been having trouble sleeping and staying
awake. He was also recently diagnosed with a small tumor in his
hypothalamus. The tumor might be affecting his sleep and wake cycles
because the sleep/wake switch is regulated reciprocally in the
hypothalamus primarily by which of the following? - ANSWERS-
Histamine vs. GABA
Julianne, a 25-year-old woman with longstanding anxiety, is currently
experiencing debilitating concerns that her children will be harmed
whenever they are away from her. Such worry is associated with activity
in which circuits? - ANSWERS-Cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical
circuits
END OF
PAGE 1
, NURS 5357 LATEST
NEUROBIOLOGY EXAM
3
Which of the following is a key control center for sleep and wake and
the specific circuitry that regulates sleep/wake? - ANSWERS-
Hypothalamus
The suprachiasmatic nucleus, or circadian pacemaker, is influenced by
activity, light, and which of the following? - ANSWERS-Melatonin
Condition associated with increased pain tolerance: - ANSWERS-
Schizophrenia
Martha, a 35-year-old librarian, has been experiencing panic attacks
during which she has difficulty moving and feels frozen in fear. Her
symptom of immobility are hypothetically related to activation in which
area of the brain? - ANSWERS-Parabrachial nucleus
Cynthia, a 45-year-old female, continues to maintain the re-experiencing
of her fear of the opposite gender, which began one year ago when she
was raped at the end of a date. Which two brain regions are involved in
the reciprocal relationship resulting in this symptom? - ANSWERS-
Amygdala and hippocampus
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