Drug Use and Abuse Chapter 3

What is the pathway that runs along side the pons and through the medulla that regulates alertness and arousal?

reticular activating system

A sympathomimetic drug has effects that

are similar to these of a fight or flight response

The _____ lobe is the primary receiving area for auditory

temporal

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that is activated during emotional arousal is the ____

sympathetic branch

Chemicals in marijuana mimic

Anandamide

The brain structure thto thought to be critical to the storage of memories is the

hippocampus

The branch of the autonomic nervous system that you can activate by dyschromatic breathing is the

parasympathetic branch

Damage to which area of the brain would be most life-threatening due to its role in basic life functions such as heart rate?

Medulla

True/False: Chronic drug use can lead to a reduction in the number of receptors

True

What is the name of the forebrain structure that is involved in the control and imitation of motor movement?

basal ganglia

The _____ is the part of the brain that is our regulator - involved with eating, drinking, body temperature, ect.,

Hypothalamus

The ______ is associated with the basal ganglia and is involved in the coordination of movement and integration of control

substantia nigra

Which of the following techniques involves injecting radioactive isotopes into the brain?

PET scan

Which of the following neurotransmitters is thought to be be associated with pain-relief?

endorphins

What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used for?

create a three-dimensional image of the brain

The monoamines include

dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin

The brain's most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter is ___

GABA

True/False: The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord

True

Mediation of emotional experiences is a main job of the _______.

amygfala

Recent brain imaging research suggests that drug craving is associated with activity in what part of the brain?

limbic system

The blood-brain barrier serves what type of function?

filter

Recent research on adult neurogenesis has focused on what part of the brain?

hippocampus

Which of the following is often referred to as the "pleasure center"?

mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway

Which of the following is the relay station for what we take in through our senses (except smell)?

thalamus

Which of the following is/are the way that drugs act on the nervous system?

They affect the deactivation of the neurotransmitters

The ______ lobe is associated with sensory perception

parietal

The primary roles associated with ____ include muscle contractions, learning and memory, and sensory

acetylcholine

The _______ lobe is the primary receiving area for visual information

occipital

The ____ is part of the hindbrain that is involved in balance and coordination

cerebellum

The primary roles associated with ____ include coordinated motor movement and reward/pleasure

dopamine

The brains main excitatory neurotransmitter is

glutamate

The primary roles associated with _______ include sleep and mood.

Serotonin

All of the following are part of the reward pathway EXCEPT

Medulla

True/False: The autonomic nervous system is composed of the sympathetic branch and the peripheral branch

False

The _____ lobe is associated with executive functioning, impulse control, and emotional control

Frontal

The ______ is part of the hindbrain and provides a pathway for inut up and output down the spinal chord

pons