Excitatory pathways Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Midterm Exam: NR546/ NR 546 Psychopharmacology for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Questions and Verified Answers| New!! 2023/ 2024 Update– Chamberlain Q: Is nicotine an inducer or an inhibitor of the CYP 1A2 enzyme? Answer: inducer Q: Nicotine is an inducer of the CYP 1A2 enzyme. Does the PMHNP anticipate Joshua may need a higher or lower dose of olanzapine to achieve a therapeutic response? Answer: Higher -Nicotine is an inducer of the CYP 1A2 enzym...

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-...

NURS 660 Exam 1 Study Guide 2023. Pathways in schizophrenia  Brain imaging shows cerebral atrophy and enlarged fluid filled ventricles, as well as shrinkage in prefrontal cortex, temporal, basal ganglia, and limbic regions like hippocampus.  Five dopamine pathways in the brain. The neuroanatomy of dopamine neuronal pathways in the brain can explain the symptoms of schizophrenia as well as the therapeutic effects and side effects of antipsychotic drugs. Know different pathways in th...

ANP Unit 6Is the ANS voluntary or involuntary? involuntary what reflexes are in the ANS? visceral reflexes Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More What does the ANS do? adjusts activity of glands, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle how are visceral reflexes similar to somatic reflexes? automatic, involuntary, stereotyped How are visceral reflexes different from somatic reflexes? they ar...

White matter consists of what type of fiber tracts? - Answer- Axon of nerve fibers In the visual pathway, fibers anterior to the optic chiasm are called - Answer- Optic Nerves If a neurologist suspects nerve damage in a PTs neurological exam, he may order - Answer- Nerve conduction/EMG excitatory neurotransmitter - Answer- Glutamate The trigeminal nerve can be monitored from which muscle? - Answer- Masseter Damage to which structure would most likely result in motor deficits - Ans...

where does the spinal cord end in an adult L1-L2 what is inferior to the end of the spinal cord cauda equina how many spinal nerves for each section 8 cranial, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, 1 coxxygeal why are the spinal nerves mixed nerves? because they contain both motor and sensory 4 parts of gray matter anterior horns, posterior horns, lateral horns, gray commisure what in the gray matter contains the motor nuclei? anterior horns what in the...

1) Which of the following statements concerning cellular metabolism is FALSE? A) Energy obtained from nutrients or light is stored in the bonds of ATP. B) Enzymes are used in both catabolic and anabolic reactions. C) Macromolecules are converted into cell structures via catabolism. D) The goal of metabolism is reproduction of the organism. E) ATP is used in the formation of macromolecules. correct answer: c 2) Anabolic reactions may be characterized as A) exergonic. B) breaking large ...

Phys homework 6 Exam 34 Questions with Verified Answers Curare was once used as the sole anesthetic for surgery until it was realized the patients' sense of feeling was unaffected. Patients experienced the pain of surgery but couldn't react until the curare "wore off". Predict how curare could block patients from reacting to but not from feeling pain. - CORRECT ANSWER Curare affects transmission of information between motor neurons and their postsynaptic cells, but not between sensory neu...

BIOS 286 EXAM 3- Plasticity, learning, and memory Questions and Answers 100% Pass the ability of synapses to strengthen or weaken over time, in response to increases or decreases in their activitysynaptic plasticity - Correct Answer ️️ -synaptic plasticity Plasticity is the OUTCOME of ________ and __________ changes. - Correct Answer ️️ -molecular structural What are the 2 types of synaptic plasticity? - Correct Answer ️️ -long term potentiation long term depression an incre...

NR 507 Week 7 Assignment: CNS: Sensory and Motor Disorders (E-dapt Content) Dementia Dementia is a neurodegenerative disorder that is considered a progressive disease that is associated with impai red cortical function. It is an all-encompassing term. Note the diagram of the brain below that demonstrates the effect of dementia on the cerebral cortex that demonstrates severe cortical shrinking: Dementia is not a stand-alone disease, but rather, a group of symptoms caused by an underlying conditio...