PMHNP BOARDS SCIENTIFIC
FOUNDATION AND ADVANCED PRACTICE
SKILLS ACTUAL TEST BANK FULL
SOLUTION WITH TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● Serotonin is produced where?.
Answer: raphe nuclei of the brainstem
●● Dopamine is produced where?.
Answer: substantia nigra, nucleus accumbens, and ventral tegmental
area
●● Acetylcholine is produced where?.
Answer: Basal Nucleus of Meynert
●● Gamma Aminobutynic Acid (GABA) is what?.
Answer: The most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter int eh brain.
Decrease in GABA would INCREASE anxiety
●● Gluatmate is what?.
Answer: The most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain
, Increased gluamate will INCREASE anxiety too
●● What are the 6 lobes of the brain?.
Answer: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, cerebellum, brainstem
●● Brocha's area.
Answer: Controls language expression - an area of the frontal lobe,
usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements
involved in speech.
●● Wernicke's Area.
Answer: controls language reception - a brain area involved in language
comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
●● Hypothalamus.
Answer: A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several
maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps
govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to
emotion and reward.
●● Hippocampus.
Answer: a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process
explicit memories for storage
FOUNDATION AND ADVANCED PRACTICE
SKILLS ACTUAL TEST BANK FULL
SOLUTION WITH TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
●● Serotonin is produced where?.
Answer: raphe nuclei of the brainstem
●● Dopamine is produced where?.
Answer: substantia nigra, nucleus accumbens, and ventral tegmental
area
●● Acetylcholine is produced where?.
Answer: Basal Nucleus of Meynert
●● Gamma Aminobutynic Acid (GABA) is what?.
Answer: The most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter int eh brain.
Decrease in GABA would INCREASE anxiety
●● Gluatmate is what?.
Answer: The most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain
, Increased gluamate will INCREASE anxiety too
●● What are the 6 lobes of the brain?.
Answer: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, cerebellum, brainstem
●● Brocha's area.
Answer: Controls language expression - an area of the frontal lobe,
usually in the left hemisphere, that directs the muscle movements
involved in speech.
●● Wernicke's Area.
Answer: controls language reception - a brain area involved in language
comprehension and expression; usually in the left temporal lobe
●● Hypothalamus.
Answer: A neural structure lying below the thalamus; it directs several
maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps
govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to
emotion and reward.
●● Hippocampus.
Answer: a neural center located in the limbic system; helps process
explicit memories for storage
