2024 PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
MIDTERM EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Function of the Subcortical Regions - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Basic Drives
- Emotion
- Memory
- Fine Motor skills
Function of the Brainstem - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Altertness
- Vital Functions
Function of the Cerebellum - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Coordination
Acetycholine - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Basal Nuclus of Meynert
- Impacts CNS/Nervous System
- Alterness/Memory
- Dementia/Delirium
Function of Cerebral Cortex - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Information Processing
- Complex Cognition
- Perception
Second Messenger Systems - CORRECT-ANSWERS- G-proteins activate
enzymes in the cell
- Alter: Ion channel activation
- Neurotransmitter production or release
- Gene expression
Neuronal Fate - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Receptor Binding
- Chemical Destruction
- Reabsorption
Dopamine (DA) - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Substantia Nigra
- Impacts Brain
- Motor regulation/Motivation/Reward Seeking/Executive Functioning
- Psychosis/Amotivation/Addiction
Norepenephrine - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Locus Coruleus
- Impacts Brain/Heart/Vasculature
- Sympathetic response/attention/Cognitive processing
, - ADHD/Depression
Serotonin - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Raphe Nucleus
- Impacts GI tract/Brain/Platelets
- Appetite/Mood/Sleep Regulation
- Depression and Anxiety
Lobes of Cerebral Cortex - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Temporal: (hearing/language
comprehension)
- Occipital: (vision)
- Parietal: (visuospatial orientation, somatosensation)
- Frontal: (Motivation, Planning, inhibition, motion, language expression)
Subcortex Regions - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Basal Ganglia: fine motor control
- Limbic System: emotional valence/memory
- Thalamus: relay station
- Hypothalamus: hormonal/vital sign/sleep regulation
Brainstem Division - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Midbrain: (Pons, Medulla, Reticular
Formation, Cerebellum)
- Hindbrain: Tectum Roof (Colliculi)/Tectum Floor (Raphe Nucleus,
Periadequatal, Substantia Nigra)
- Diencephalon: (Thalamus/Hypothalamus)
Somatic Nervous System - CORRECT-ANSWERS- voluntary control of skeletal
muscle
Autonomic Nervous System - CORRECT-ANSWERS- involuntary control of
smooth muscle
Sympathetic Division - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "Fight or Flight"
- Norepeinphrine
Parasympathetic Divsion - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "Rest and Digest"
- Acetycholine
Ligands - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Hormones, drugs, enzymes
Glutamate - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Most abundant
- Excitatory
- Learning/Memory/Cell Death and regeneration
- Cognitive Enhancer
- Dementia
GABA - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Metabolite of glutamate
MIDTERM EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Function of the Subcortical Regions - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Basic Drives
- Emotion
- Memory
- Fine Motor skills
Function of the Brainstem - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Altertness
- Vital Functions
Function of the Cerebellum - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Coordination
Acetycholine - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Basal Nuclus of Meynert
- Impacts CNS/Nervous System
- Alterness/Memory
- Dementia/Delirium
Function of Cerebral Cortex - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Information Processing
- Complex Cognition
- Perception
Second Messenger Systems - CORRECT-ANSWERS- G-proteins activate
enzymes in the cell
- Alter: Ion channel activation
- Neurotransmitter production or release
- Gene expression
Neuronal Fate - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Receptor Binding
- Chemical Destruction
- Reabsorption
Dopamine (DA) - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Substantia Nigra
- Impacts Brain
- Motor regulation/Motivation/Reward Seeking/Executive Functioning
- Psychosis/Amotivation/Addiction
Norepenephrine - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Locus Coruleus
- Impacts Brain/Heart/Vasculature
- Sympathetic response/attention/Cognitive processing
, - ADHD/Depression
Serotonin - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Raphe Nucleus
- Impacts GI tract/Brain/Platelets
- Appetite/Mood/Sleep Regulation
- Depression and Anxiety
Lobes of Cerebral Cortex - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Temporal: (hearing/language
comprehension)
- Occipital: (vision)
- Parietal: (visuospatial orientation, somatosensation)
- Frontal: (Motivation, Planning, inhibition, motion, language expression)
Subcortex Regions - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Basal Ganglia: fine motor control
- Limbic System: emotional valence/memory
- Thalamus: relay station
- Hypothalamus: hormonal/vital sign/sleep regulation
Brainstem Division - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Midbrain: (Pons, Medulla, Reticular
Formation, Cerebellum)
- Hindbrain: Tectum Roof (Colliculi)/Tectum Floor (Raphe Nucleus,
Periadequatal, Substantia Nigra)
- Diencephalon: (Thalamus/Hypothalamus)
Somatic Nervous System - CORRECT-ANSWERS- voluntary control of skeletal
muscle
Autonomic Nervous System - CORRECT-ANSWERS- involuntary control of
smooth muscle
Sympathetic Division - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "Fight or Flight"
- Norepeinphrine
Parasympathetic Divsion - CORRECT-ANSWERS- "Rest and Digest"
- Acetycholine
Ligands - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Hormones, drugs, enzymes
Glutamate - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Most abundant
- Excitatory
- Learning/Memory/Cell Death and regeneration
- Cognitive Enhancer
- Dementia
GABA - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Metabolite of glutamate
