Drug Use and Abuse Exam 1 (The Nervous System)

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

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

Thalamus

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

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

True

A sympathomietic drug has effects that…

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The primary roles associated with ________ include sleep and mood.

sertonin

The ____ is part of the hindbrain and provides a pathway for input up and output down the spinal cord.

Pons

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

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The primary roles associated with _____ include emotional arousal and alertness as well as regulation of hunger.

norepinephrine

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

frontal

The brain’s main excitatory neurotransmitter is _____.

glutamate

The _____ lobe is the primary receiving area for visual information

occipital

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

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The ___ lobe is the primary receiving area for auditory information.

temporal

The brain’s most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter is ______.

GABA

Which of the following neurotransmitter is though to be associated with pain relief?

endorphins

The blood-brain barrier system serves what type of function?

filter

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

hippocampus

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

reticular activating system

The ______ lobe is associated with sensory perception.

parietal

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

parasympathetic branch

The primary roles associated with _____ include coordinated motor movements and reward/pleasure.

dopamine

Meditation of emotional experiences is a main job of the ______.

amygdala

The ____ is the part of the brain that is our regulator —- involved with eating, drinking, body temperature, sexual behavior, etc.

hypothalamus

Chemicals in marijuana mimic

Anandamide

What is magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) used for?

to create a 3d image of the brain

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

mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway

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

acetylcholine

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

PET scan

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

sympathetic branch

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

cerebellum

The monoamines include

dopamine,norephinephrine, and serotonin

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

True

The ____ associated with the basal ganglia and is involved in the coordination of movement and integration of motor control.

substantia nigra

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

medulla

All of the following are parts of the reward pathway EXCEPT _____

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

False