PHARMACOLOGY EXAM zm
Exam Solution zm
NR 507 Final Exam (/) QUESTIONS AND (elaborated) A
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NSWETRS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2026 A+ GRAD zm zm zm zm zm zm
E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (64C9E) zm
QUESTION 1 zm
Dermatomes
ANSWER
area of the skin that is mainly supplied by branches of a single spinal sensory nerve root. These spi
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nal sensory nerves enter the nerve root at the spinal cord, and their branches reach to the peripher
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y of the body.
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QUESTION 2 zm
Substance release at the synapse zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
Acetylcholine- Excitatory or inhibitory- alzheimers Norepi- Excitatory or inhibitory-
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sleep/wake cycle, SYNS transmission Dopa-
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Excitatory (h1 and h2 receptors) and inhibitory (H3 receptors). parkinson disease
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QUESTION 3 zm
Spondylolysis
ANSWER
structural defect (degeneration, fracture, or developmental defect) in the pars interarticularis of the
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vertebral arch (the joining of the vertebral body to the posterior structures). The lumbar spine at L
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5 is affected most often. -Heredity -Other congenital spinal defects
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QUESTION 4 zm
,motor and sensory areas of the brain
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ANSWER
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major area for somatic sensory input, located along the postcentral gyrus. which is adjacent to the
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primary motor area in the precentral gyrus. Primary motor area (Brodmann area 4)-
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located along the precentral gyrus forming the primary voluntary motor area (homunculus) (little
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man). Association fibers provide communication between sensory and motor
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QUESTION 5 zm
Ischemic penumbra zm
ANSWER
ischemic but not infarcted (salvageable) tissue. Peri-infarct tissue. -no structural damage
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QUESTION 6 zm
Cerebral infarction zm
ANSWER
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12 hours after). necrosis appears by 48 to 72 hours. Infiltration of macrophages and phagocytosis of
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mnecrotic tissue. necrosis resolves around the 2nd week. glial scarring.
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QUESTION 7 zm
excitotoxins
ANSWER
Toxins (usually amino acids) that overstimulate glutamate release and cause neuron suicide.
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QUESTION 8 zm
Subarachnoid hemorrhage zm
ANSWER
Bleeding into the subarachnoid space, where the cerebrospinal fluid circulates. -
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ruptured intracranial aneurysm/trauma -
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IICP/irritates meningeal tissues/produces inflammation, blood coats nerve roots, impairs CSF circulat
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ion -compensatory increase in SBP
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QUESTION 9 zm
, Meningitis
ANSWER
Bacterial- Meningococcus and S. pneumococcus bacteria are most common Viral-
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Specific pathogen cannot be found in CSF
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QUESTION 10 zm
Prostate cancer prevention zm zm
ANSWER
-Eat a low fat diet - Slow growing cancer so DRE and PSA testing prevents
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QUESTION 11 zm
BPH and the urinary system
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ANSWER
- Chronic inflammation -Bladder outflow obstruction -Urge to pee often -delay in starting stream -
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Decreased force of stream -
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Urinary retention/ overflow incontinence (late sign) Complications: Hematuria, infections, bladder cal
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culi, retention, hydronephrosis, renal insufficiency
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QUESTION 12 zm
Cause of respiratory Alkalosis
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ANSWER
- fever -anemia, -anxiety, panic -thyrotoxicosis -hyperventilation
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QUESTION 13 zm
buffer molecules zm
ANSWER
-Plasma- Bicarbonate-carbonic acid and HGB. -Intracellular- Phosphate and protein Renal-
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Ammonia and Phosphate
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QUESTION 14 zm
Cushing's disease zm
ANSWER
Exam Solution zm
NR 507 Final Exam (/) QUESTIONS AND (elaborated) A
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NSWETRS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2026 A+ GRAD zm zm zm zm zm zm
E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (64C9E) zm
QUESTION 1 zm
Dermatomes
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area of the skin that is mainly supplied by branches of a single spinal sensory nerve root. These spi
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nal sensory nerves enter the nerve root at the spinal cord, and their branches reach to the peripher
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y of the body.
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QUESTION 2 zm
Substance release at the synapse zm zm zm zm
ANSWER
Acetylcholine- Excitatory or inhibitory- alzheimers Norepi- Excitatory or inhibitory-
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sleep/wake cycle, SYNS transmission Dopa-
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Excitatory (h1 and h2 receptors) and inhibitory (H3 receptors). parkinson disease
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QUESTION 3 zm
Spondylolysis
ANSWER
structural defect (degeneration, fracture, or developmental defect) in the pars interarticularis of the
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vertebral arch (the joining of the vertebral body to the posterior structures). The lumbar spine at L
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5 is affected most often. -Heredity -Other congenital spinal defects
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QUESTION 4 zm
,motor and sensory areas of the brain
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ANSWER
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major area for somatic sensory input, located along the postcentral gyrus. which is adjacent to the
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primary motor area in the precentral gyrus. Primary motor area (Brodmann area 4)-
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located along the precentral gyrus forming the primary voluntary motor area (homunculus) (little
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man). Association fibers provide communication between sensory and motor
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QUESTION 5 zm
Ischemic penumbra zm
ANSWER
ischemic but not infarcted (salvageable) tissue. Peri-infarct tissue. -no structural damage
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QUESTION 6 zm
Cerebral infarction zm
ANSWER
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12 hours after). necrosis appears by 48 to 72 hours. Infiltration of macrophages and phagocytosis of
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mnecrotic tissue. necrosis resolves around the 2nd week. glial scarring.
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QUESTION 7 zm
excitotoxins
ANSWER
Toxins (usually amino acids) that overstimulate glutamate release and cause neuron suicide.
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QUESTION 8 zm
Subarachnoid hemorrhage zm
ANSWER
Bleeding into the subarachnoid space, where the cerebrospinal fluid circulates. -
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ruptured intracranial aneurysm/trauma -
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IICP/irritates meningeal tissues/produces inflammation, blood coats nerve roots, impairs CSF circulat
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ion -compensatory increase in SBP
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QUESTION 9 zm
, Meningitis
ANSWER
Bacterial- Meningococcus and S. pneumococcus bacteria are most common Viral-
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Specific pathogen cannot be found in CSF
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QUESTION 10 zm
Prostate cancer prevention zm zm
ANSWER
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QUESTION 11 zm
BPH and the urinary system
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ANSWER
- Chronic inflammation -Bladder outflow obstruction -Urge to pee often -delay in starting stream -
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Decreased force of stream -
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Urinary retention/ overflow incontinence (late sign) Complications: Hematuria, infections, bladder cal
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culi, retention, hydronephrosis, renal insufficiency
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QUESTION 12 zm
Cause of respiratory Alkalosis
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ANSWER
- fever -anemia, -anxiety, panic -thyrotoxicosis -hyperventilation
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QUESTION 13 zm
buffer molecules zm
ANSWER
-Plasma- Bicarbonate-carbonic acid and HGB. -Intracellular- Phosphate and protein Renal-
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Ammonia and Phosphate
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QUESTION 14 zm
Cushing's disease zm
ANSWER