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NRSC 434 - EXAM 2 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ What are the differences in the cellular mechanisms underlying short-term and long-term synaptic plasticity? (i.e. where do they occur, how do they occur, and what are their cellular mechanisms). - -Short-term synaptic plasticity (facilitation): Post-synaptic excitatory potentials change, and there are shorter time intervals between pre-synaptic action potentials Facilitation is caused by... - -calcium accumulation in pre-synap...

what hormones are released by the anterior pituitary? (secretes tropic hormones) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) Somatotropic hormones -growth hormone (GH) somatotropic hormone -prolactin somatotropic hormone Glycoprotein hormones -follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) a glycoprotein -luteinizing hormone (LH) a glycoprotein -thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) what do melanocyte-stimulating hormones do? promotes the pituitary secretion of melanin (which darke...

What are circulating hormones? - ANSWERWhat hormones enter the blood stream? What are local hormones? - ANSWERWhat are hormones that act within the same area without first entering the blood stream? What are paracrine hormones? - ANSWERWhat are the local hormones that are secreted into interstitial fluid and act on nearby cells? What are paracrine and autocrine hormones categorized as? - ANSWERWhat hormones are included in the local hormones? What is one way to classify hormones? - A...

An increase in ALL of the following would suggest trophic communication or support EXCEPT: 1.# of dendrites & synaptic terminals 2.Size of primary sensory cortex area receiving input from finger 3.Rate of respiration with exercise 4.Density of glial cells in memory areas - ️️3.Rate of respiration with exercise a "Do " communication: a relatively short term 'call to action' (activation) of the respiratory muscles to meet the immediate demands of exercise: increased need of oxygen and...

NSC Exam 2 Questions With 100% Correct Answers 2023 sodium-potassium pump Active transport mechanisms that pump Na+ ions out of neurons and K+ ions in. coexistence The presence of more than one neurotransmitter in the same neuron. Enkalphins The first class of endogenous opioids to be discovered. glycine An amino acid neurotransmitter that is a constituent of many of the proteins that we eat. nondirected synapses Synapses at which the site of neurotransmitter re...

Psych 115 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass How does facial somatosensatory information enter the brain? - Answer- through cranial rather than spinal nerves dermatome - Answer- area of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve How is the spinal cord subdivided? - Answer- cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal What protects the spinal cord? - Answer- bony vertebrae and the meninges ventral roots - Answer- carry motor commands out of the spinal cord to the muscles dorsal ro...

WWW.THENURSINGMASTERY.COM Page 1 of 247 Test Bank to accompany Psychopharmacology, Third Edition Meyer • Quenzer Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology Multiple Choice 1. refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations in function. a. Drug action; therapeutic effects b. Side effects; drug effects c. Therapeutic effects; side effects d. Drug action; drug effects Answer: d Textbook Referenc...

psych 115 midterm 1 UCLA Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the role of Dorsal root ganglion cells? • DRG = unipolar neurons in peripheral nervous system • Job is to relay somatosensory info from skin to spinal cord Describe a touch stimulus. • Touch to skin generates a receptor potential by opening mechanoreceptor Na channels • Receptor potential passively propagates (flows) to the integration zone • Receptor potential is attenuated (becomes smaller) as it propaga...

Psych 115 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass How does facial somatosensatory information enter the brain? - Answer- through cranial rather than spinal nerves dermatome - Answer- area of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve How is the spinal cord subdivided? - Answer- cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal What protects the spinal cord? - Answer- bony vertebrae and the meninges ventral roots - Answer- carry motor commands out of the spinal cord to the muscles dorsal ro...

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