The synaptic cleft - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information - Answer-Dendrites The part of the neuron that contains the nucleus, which processes and integrates information - AnswerCell Body / Soma A threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body - Answer-Axon Nerve - Answer-A bundle of axons makes up a ___ Branches of the axon that allow one neuron to pass the signal to multiple effectors - Answer-Axon Collaterals At the axon hillock - Ans...

NR 546 Midterm Exam 2023/2024 Questions AND Answers Update A+ What should the PMHNP consider when prescribing chemical restraints? - Answer-- allergy status -prior med hx for adverse drug reactions r/t the meds ordered in the chemical restraint -state regulations regarding chemical restrains must be reviewed Are the PMHNP and other staff liable if the client has an allergic reaction or adverse side effects to the drugs used for chemical restraint? - Answer-No. The client has been court-...

Psychopharm Exam 1 practice 170 Questions with Verified Answers The PMHNP is evaluating a 68-year-old man for symptoms of major depression. While assessing the appearance of the patient, an obvious left-sided ptosis is noted. Which cranial nerve is directly linked to this condition? a. III b. IV c. V d. VI - CORRECT ANSWER A A 55-year-old woman has been referred for a psychiatric evaluation for a change in personality, lack of impulse control, and increasingly reckless decision-making....

How does dendritic pruning change the function of the cell? - ️️It changes the size and shape of the cell, which therefore changes the function. The ______________ you move someone with spasticity through ROM, the more likely you will feel resistance. - ️️Faster What drives guide cells turning on and off? a) Neurotrophins b) Chemoattractants c) Hormones & internal clock d) Filopodia - ️️c) Hormones & internal clock What are 3 pieces of evidence that we have to support that n...

False - correct answer True or False: an antagonist will behave in a similar manner to an endogenous substrate An antagonist blocks an endogenous substrate from binding to its receptor - correct answer How does an antagonist work? Bronchial Smooth Muscle Relaxation - correct answer Activation of B2-receptors in the lungs would produce what effect? Reduced Heart Rate and Contractility - correct answer Antagonism of B1-receptors in the heart would produce what effect? Enzymes catalyze ...

NCLEX RN NGN EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024 UPDATE NCLEX RN NGN EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024 UPDATE Question 1 Yesterday, a client with schizophrenia began treatment with haloperidol (Haldol). Today, the nurse notices that the client is holding his head to one side and complaining of neck and jaw spasms. What should the nurse do? A Assume that the client is posturing. B Tell the client to lie down and relax. Evaluate the client for adverse reactions to haloperidol. Put the client...

Test Bank Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology 5th EditionTable of Contents Chapter 1 Chemical neurotransmission ............................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2 Transporters, Receptors, And Enzymes As Targets Of Psychopharmacological Drug Action 8 Chapter 3 Ion Channels as Targets Of Psychopharmacological Drug Action ..................................... 15 Chapter 4 Psychosis and schizophrenia ...........................................

1. Which of the following tissues is always avascular? A) connective tissue D) epithelial tissue B) muscle tissue E) nervous tissue C) skeletal tissue Ans:  D Difficulty:  Medium 2. A scientist who examines tissue changes that might indicate disease is called a A) histologist. D) epidemologist B) radiologist. E) endocrinologist. C) pathologist. Ans:  C Difficulty:  Easy 3. The tissue lining body cavities is A) epithelial tissue. D) m...

What is Neurotransmission?:  Neuron → Neuron/Cell/Organ/Muscle/Etc. Communication  Point of ‘Communication’ = The “Synapse” Terminology:  Pre-Synaptic Neuron: The ‘Sender’ Neuron  Synaptic Cleft: The ‘Gap’ Between cells  Post-Synaptic Cell: The ‘Receiver’ Cell  Synaptic Potential: The ‘Drive’ for Transmission (that mobilizes the synaptic vesicles to pre-synaptic membrane). Neuron-Neuron Neurotransmission:  Note: Neurons Synapse with Each ...

NTT Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Synapses - ANSWERSFundamental aspect of all brain functionbecause they transmit information between neurons (and to muscle)• act as information filters based on theirindividual properties• one of these properties is the release probability, Pr - average number of vesicles released per spike• can change their properties: both in the short-term and long-term dysfunction and a target for many drugs - short-term changes (depression,facilitati...