Biology of Addiction Lecture Exam 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100- CORRECT ANSWERS
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Biology of Addiction Lecture Exam
2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is it called when there is an action potential elicited by a
simultaneous action of more than one stimulus? - answer Spatial
summation
Visceral functions are controlled by what part of the brain? - answer
Medulla oblongata
What is part of the mesolimbic dopaminergic reward circuit? -
answer Nucleus accumbens, ventral tegmentum area, and frontal
cortex
Where is sensory information interpreted? - answer cerebrum
Where is short term memory integrated into long term memory? -
answer hippocampus
Is the cerebrum part of the paleomammalian brain? - answer yes
which neurotransmitter is found in the myoneural junction? - answer
acetylcholine
which neurotransmitter is the principal inhibitory neurotransmitter
in the brain? - answer GABA
which neurotransmitter is the principal excitatory neurotransmitter
in the brain? - answer Glutamic acid
, Which transmitter is removed from the synapse by enzymatic
degradation by cholinesterase? - answer acetylcholine
Which part of the brain is the thinking part of the brain? - answer
neocortex
Which part of the nervous system is activated during episodes of
stress? - answer sympathetic
Increased secretion of intestinal juice is NOT part of the
sympathetic nervous system activation - answer True
Most psychoactive drugs act on the ___ - answer synapses
What has a higher concentration OUTSIDE the cell than inside the
cell? - answer Sodium
where is the nucleus of a neuron located? - answer cell body (soma)
Drugs of abuse act on what structure? - answer synapse
transmission of impulses is faster on what kind of neurons? - answer
myelinated
what neurotransmitter is used by the cells in the nucleus
accumbens and ventral tegmentum area? - answer dopamine
What type of drug blocks the activity of a neurotransmitter? -
answer antagonist
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