NR 546 NR546 Psychopharmacology Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Verified Answers
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NR 546 / NR546 Psychopharmacology Midterm Exam Questions and Answers (2023 / 2024) (Verified Answers)
Drug metabolism is influenced by client factors sterm-42uch as
Glutamate
Glutamate plays a major role in __________ & ____________
Main on switch, excitatory
Non-essential amino acid that does...
NR 546 / NR546 Psychopharmacology Midterm
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(Verified Answers)
1). Drug metabolism is influenced by client factors sterm-42uch as
Ans: age, smoking, caffeine intake, or other medications.
2). Glutamate
Ans: Most abundant, principle excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, constituting 60%
of all neurotransmitters
3). Glutamate plays a major role in __________ & ____________
Ans: leaning & memory in the CNS
4). Main on switch, excitatory
Ans: Glutamate
5). Non-essential amino acid that does not cross the brain barrier ______
Ans: Glutamate
6). Decussation happens in glutamate pathway 2. describe decussation
Ans: crossing to the other side of the body. causing muscles to contract. Due to
decussation, a stroke on one side of the cortex will will cause weakness on the opposite
side of the body.
7). The vental statium has glutamate input from the __________, _____________, & _____________
Ans: prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and the amygdala which are all critical
components of the reward circuitry
11). (ampa) & kainate are very simular and are considered as one
Ans: true
12). When glutamate binds to the ampa/kainate receptor it opens a ligand-gated ion channel:
na+ & k+ are exchanged
Ans: the exchange of the Na+ and K+ leads to the opening of voltage gated Na+
channels, triggering an action potential.
13). Neurotransmitters work with receptors in the brain to influence and regulate a range of
processes, including _______________and __________________performance.
Ans: emotions and mental performance.
14). An understanding of neurotransmission and its relationship to psychiatric symptoms is
foundational to the safe, effective prescribing of
Ans: psychotropic medications.
15). Our emotions & mental performance are regulated and influenced by __________________ &
________________ in the brain
Ans: Neurotransmitters & receptors in the brain.
16). Behavioral symptoms may be related to malfunctioning neurons; these symptoms can be
produced, worsened, or relieved by drugs such as ___________________ medications that alter
neurotransmitter processes and functioning.
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