Sleep wake homeostasis - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSG 552- Psychopharmacology Exam Questions Correctly Answered The study of the use of psychotropic medications in the treatment of psychiatric disorders: - ANSWER Psychopharmacology The study of what the body does to drugs: - ANSWER Pharmacokinetics The study of what the drugs does to the body: - ANSWER Pharmacodynamics Involves the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of meds: - ANSWER First Pass Metabolism (C.Y.P. 450) Increase serum levels of other drugs that are...

Learning Outcome # 1: -What sleep is, the importance of sleep -What impacts sleep quality -How poor sleep quality affects physiological functions. - ANSWER-Sleep: a daily period of physiological changes which prepares the body for its next period of wakefulness. A recurring sequence of stages of brainwave activity patterns, which can be examined electrophysiologically using an EEG. We sleep to satisfy our sleep debt and regain homeostasis. Functions of sleep: The main purpose of sleep i...

Psychiatric RN Certification Exambasal gangliaa - correct answer The "bundle of nerves" in the brain Thalamus function - correct answer relay station for sensory impulses, pain hypothalamus function - correct answer homeostasis regulator in the brain Cerebellum - correct answer Balance and coordination hippocampus - correct answer memory center of the brain Amygdala function - correct answer emotion reticular formation - correct answer a nerve network in the brainstem ...

What is the sleep wake cycle? When homeostasis and circadian rhythm work together to regulate when you sleep and when you wake What is homeostasis? Automatic process the body uses to remain internally stable while adjusting no to conditions What does homeostasis keep track of in the sleep cycle? Bodies need for sleep What does homeostasis regulate within the sleep cycle? The sleep drive which reminds the body to sleep after a certain period of time and regulates sleep intensity. When do...

WHAT ARE THE 5 TYPES OF NEUOGLIAL CELLS? correct answers Astrocytes - Found in the CNS. They help form the blood brain barrier (BBB). Ependymal cells - found in the CNS that produce cerebral spinal fluid. Microglia cells - found in the CNS and provide protection. They will engulf invading microbes or clear debris from dead cells. Oligodendrocytes - found in the CNS that produce the myelin sheaths. Schwann Cells - found in the PNS that form the myelin sheaths for PNS neurons. What are the...

Brain stem Connects the brain and spinal cord includes midbrain (Controls eye movement and processes visual and auditory information), pons (group of nerves connecting different parts of the brain; includes some cranial nerves which are involved in facial movement and transmitting sensory information), and medulla oblongata (control center for heart and lungs regulating breathing, sneezing, and swallowing) Diencephalon Base of brain includes thalamus (relay station for signals coming in...

EPPP Brain Functions Exam Questions Correctly Answered. cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER balance and posture medulla - CORRECT ANSWER regulates vital functions medulla - CORRECT ANSWER flow of info from spinal cord to brain pons - CORRECT ANSWER connects 2 halves of cerebellum reticular formation - CORRECT ANSWER respiration, coughing, REM sleep reticular activating system - CORRECT ANSWER sleep thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER relay station of sensory info (except olfaction) hypot...

Mental Health FINAL EXAM Study Guide 3 (NUR 2488) Questions and Answers. Mental Health FINAL EXAM Study Guide – A 1 EBP (evidence based practice) Using the best available research evidence, clinical expertise, & patient preferences to make clinical decisions The 5 A’s of integrating best evidence into clinical practices includes: Asking Acquiring Appraising Applying Assessing The mental health recovery model is one of helping people with psychiatric disabilities effectively manage...

What does the pancreas produce -ANSWER insulin and glucagon What secretes digestive enzymes into small intestine analyze hormones to travel all over body -ANSWER Exocrine Which hormones do the anterior pituitary (adenohypophysis) produce -ANSWER GH ACTH TSH FSH LH PRL What hormones do the posterior pituitary (neurohypophysis) produce? -ANSWER Oxytocin (OT) ADH (antidiuretic hormone) How are hormones released -ANSWER Hypothalamus and pituitary glands What is the length of the...

TEST BANK for Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 10th Edition. DiPiro Joseph, Talbert Robert, Yee Gary, Barbara and Posey. ISBN-13 978-1 _TABLE OF CONTENTS:_ CH 1: Health Litera cy and Medication Use CH 2: Cultural Competency CH 3: Medication Safety Principles and Practices CH 4: Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics CH 5: Pharmacogenetics CH 6: Pediatrics CH 7: Geriatrics CH 8: Palliative Care CH 9: Clinical Toxicology CH 10: Clinical Management of Potential Bioterrorism-rel...