NSCI 175 EXAM 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS
What is released from the adrenal cortex when stimulated by ACTH?
A. CRH
b. Cortisol
c. Vasopressin
d. Epinephrine
B. Cortisol
Nicotine alters dopamine signaling in this area which can lead to addiction?
A. Hypothalamus
b. Nucleus accumbent
c. Substantia nigra
d. VTA
D. VTA
What is the mechanism of action of cocaine?
Blocks dopamine reuptake in the nucleus accumbens
The dopaminergic projection involved in reward behaviors
a. Basal forebrain system
b. Locus coeruleus projection
c. Raphe nuclei system
d. The mesocorticolimbic system
D. The mesocorticolimbic system
_____ pathways are involved in wanting food, but ______ pathways are involved in
liking food
Dopamine; opioid
When a monkey is conditioned to expect juice after seeing a light, but no juice is given.
What happens to DA neurons?
A. DA firing increases in the nucleus accumbens
b. DA firing decreases in the nucleus accumbens
c. DA firing increases in the VTA
d. DA firing decreases in the VTA
, D. DA firing decreases in the VTA
Which of the following could be used to treat addiction?
A. Antagonists to the addictive drug
b. Anataddiction medication
c. Partial agonists of the addictive drug
d. All of the above
D. All of the above
Harry is a proponent of the basic theory of emotion. Which statement would he be most
likely to agree with?
A. Basic emotions have distinct representations or circuits in the brain
b. The neural bases of basic emotions are consistent across development
c. Basic emotions are universal, but they brain bases vary greatly
A. Basic emotions have distinct representations or circuits in the brain
What hormones released from the posterior pituitary gland?
A. Oxytocin
b. CRH
c. Vasopressin
d. All of the above
A. Oxytocin
c. Vasopressin
*CRH is released from the hypothalamus
At what stage is insulin release the lowest and highest?
Lowest = cephalic
highest = substrate
Which sector of the ANS does not release ach as its primary neurotransmitter?
Postganglionic sympathetic
A decrease in leptin will activate _____ and will ______ feeding behavior
NPY and agrp arcuate neurons
What is released from the adrenal cortex when stimulated by ACTH?
A. CRH
b. Cortisol
c. Vasopressin
d. Epinephrine
B. Cortisol
Nicotine alters dopamine signaling in this area which can lead to addiction?
A. Hypothalamus
b. Nucleus accumbent
c. Substantia nigra
d. VTA
D. VTA
What is the mechanism of action of cocaine?
Blocks dopamine reuptake in the nucleus accumbens
The dopaminergic projection involved in reward behaviors
a. Basal forebrain system
b. Locus coeruleus projection
c. Raphe nuclei system
d. The mesocorticolimbic system
D. The mesocorticolimbic system
_____ pathways are involved in wanting food, but ______ pathways are involved in
liking food
Dopamine; opioid
When a monkey is conditioned to expect juice after seeing a light, but no juice is given.
What happens to DA neurons?
A. DA firing increases in the nucleus accumbens
b. DA firing decreases in the nucleus accumbens
c. DA firing increases in the VTA
d. DA firing decreases in the VTA
, D. DA firing decreases in the VTA
Which of the following could be used to treat addiction?
A. Antagonists to the addictive drug
b. Anataddiction medication
c. Partial agonists of the addictive drug
d. All of the above
D. All of the above
Harry is a proponent of the basic theory of emotion. Which statement would he be most
likely to agree with?
A. Basic emotions have distinct representations or circuits in the brain
b. The neural bases of basic emotions are consistent across development
c. Basic emotions are universal, but they brain bases vary greatly
A. Basic emotions have distinct representations or circuits in the brain
What hormones released from the posterior pituitary gland?
A. Oxytocin
b. CRH
c. Vasopressin
d. All of the above
A. Oxytocin
c. Vasopressin
*CRH is released from the hypothalamus
At what stage is insulin release the lowest and highest?
Lowest = cephalic
highest = substrate
Which sector of the ANS does not release ach as its primary neurotransmitter?
Postganglionic sympathetic
A decrease in leptin will activate _____ and will ______ feeding behavior
NPY and agrp arcuate neurons
