N110 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Alpha secretase and beta secretase cut which protein?
amyloid precursor protein
"""It would be terrible if I failed"" is an example of what CBT?"
catastrophizing
What is the name of the drug that is carried by police and others who would like to treat opioid
overdose cases?
Naloxone
Brain areas that evolved to perform hunter-gatherer tasks can be altered over time into participating
in competitive games in a process called ___?
sublimation
Stress induces spouting of new neuronal connections in the ___.
amygdala
____ blocks the reuptake of dopamine innto VTA neurons.
cocaine
What kind of amnesisa of H.M. have?
,anterograde
Very high intracellular calcium increases calcium-acitvated ___ activity, which destroys neurons
protease
What kind of reasoning did Barbara Arrowsmith lack when she ran into a car
spatial
Stage ___ sleep has the highest amplitude and lowest frequency EEG waves.
four
The actual drug response is the addition of the unconditional and the ________ drug response
conditional
GABA receptor activation increases the flow of _______ ions into the neuron
chloride
______________is the term for people who can't remember either old memories or new memories.
Dementia
Which gland produces melatonin?
pineal
________ is an opioid antagonist that is also used to discourage alcoholism
Naltrexone
Changing the conditions under which the drug is given slows the development of ____________.
tolerance
,If you give an addict the drug administration ritual without the drug, you can reveal the ________
response
compensatory
Cutting which nerve in mice prevents alpha-synuclein from being transported to the brain from the
gut?
Vagus
__________ have a combination of limited mental abilities and extraordinary memories.
Savants
Are moderate to serious AD patients treated with an NMDA agonist or antagonist?
antagonist
Elderly people with _______, which are yellow inclusions in the lens, have abnormal circadian
rhythms.
cataracts
Which gut hormone needs to decrease before you can feel satiety?
ghrelin
Normalizing the ________ of eating, normalizes the amount of food that is consumed and thereby
normalizes body weight
Rate
Light _________ the sleep cycle to where you live.
synchronizes
, __________ hormone surge stops with lack of sleep, preventing the lining of blood vessels from being
repaired.
Growth
Rats do not become addicted to opiates if the ______________ bundle is destroyed.
nigrostriatal
All antidepressants increase __________ to repopulate the hippocampus.
neurogenesis
Lack of sleep interferes with learning by blocking activity in which brain area?
hippocampus
Does stress increase or decrease BDNF?
decrease
The first step to recovery for OCD patients is to ______what is happening, so that they realize that
they are not experiencing an attack of germs, but rather an OCD episode.
relabel
People with which neurological disorder are concerned about contracting a terminal illness, or being
poisoned, or that their teeth are not perfectly straight?
OCD
The neurotransmitter family that includes serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine is called the
__________.
monoamines
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Alpha secretase and beta secretase cut which protein?
amyloid precursor protein
"""It would be terrible if I failed"" is an example of what CBT?"
catastrophizing
What is the name of the drug that is carried by police and others who would like to treat opioid
overdose cases?
Naloxone
Brain areas that evolved to perform hunter-gatherer tasks can be altered over time into participating
in competitive games in a process called ___?
sublimation
Stress induces spouting of new neuronal connections in the ___.
amygdala
____ blocks the reuptake of dopamine innto VTA neurons.
cocaine
What kind of amnesisa of H.M. have?
,anterograde
Very high intracellular calcium increases calcium-acitvated ___ activity, which destroys neurons
protease
What kind of reasoning did Barbara Arrowsmith lack when she ran into a car
spatial
Stage ___ sleep has the highest amplitude and lowest frequency EEG waves.
four
The actual drug response is the addition of the unconditional and the ________ drug response
conditional
GABA receptor activation increases the flow of _______ ions into the neuron
chloride
______________is the term for people who can't remember either old memories or new memories.
Dementia
Which gland produces melatonin?
pineal
________ is an opioid antagonist that is also used to discourage alcoholism
Naltrexone
Changing the conditions under which the drug is given slows the development of ____________.
tolerance
,If you give an addict the drug administration ritual without the drug, you can reveal the ________
response
compensatory
Cutting which nerve in mice prevents alpha-synuclein from being transported to the brain from the
gut?
Vagus
__________ have a combination of limited mental abilities and extraordinary memories.
Savants
Are moderate to serious AD patients treated with an NMDA agonist or antagonist?
antagonist
Elderly people with _______, which are yellow inclusions in the lens, have abnormal circadian
rhythms.
cataracts
Which gut hormone needs to decrease before you can feel satiety?
ghrelin
Normalizing the ________ of eating, normalizes the amount of food that is consumed and thereby
normalizes body weight
Rate
Light _________ the sleep cycle to where you live.
synchronizes
, __________ hormone surge stops with lack of sleep, preventing the lining of blood vessels from being
repaired.
Growth
Rats do not become addicted to opiates if the ______________ bundle is destroyed.
nigrostriatal
All antidepressants increase __________ to repopulate the hippocampus.
neurogenesis
Lack of sleep interferes with learning by blocking activity in which brain area?
hippocampus
Does stress increase or decrease BDNF?
decrease
The first step to recovery for OCD patients is to ______what is happening, so that they realize that
they are not experiencing an attack of germs, but rather an OCD episode.
relabel
People with which neurological disorder are concerned about contracting a terminal illness, or being
poisoned, or that their teeth are not perfectly straight?
OCD
The neurotransmitter family that includes serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine is called the
__________.
monoamines
