Exam 22: Attention Deficit Disorder: Brain Structure and Function

Ritalin, like cocaine and amphetamines, acts by increasing the concentration of which of the following neurotransmitters in neuronal synapses?

A disease that led to the degeneration and death of nerves composed of the peripheral nervous system would lead to which the following symptoms?

Which of the following neurotransmitters is a target for therapeutic treatment in Alzheimer's disease?

When a neuron is at rest before an action potential,

Following a medical examination, an individual discovers that she has a large tumor located in the area of the brain known as the reticular formation, located in the lower part of the brain stem. This person would most likely suffer from which of the following symptoms as a consequence?

Which word best describes the thalamus?

Where in the nerve pathway do drugs have their primary effect?

Which of the following would be classified as effectors?

When a neuron is at rest, what maintains the high concentration gradients of potassium ions inside the cell and sodium ions outside the cell?

What does the corpus callosum connect?

A person you know has been in an automobile accident. After the accident, you notice a dramatic personality change. Before the accident, he was industrious and well liked; after the accident, he is profane, impetuous, and incapable of working toward a goal. Which portion of the brain was most likely damaged?

Neurobiologists have detected which of the following differences in the brains of people with ADD?

Which of the following best describes the movement of a nerve impulse?

Which of the following disorders is characterized by mental deterioration and loss of bodily functions?

Arrange the following neurons into the correct sequence for information flow during the withdrawal reflex following touching a hot burner on a stove.

The visual centers are located in the

What part of the brain is highly developed in animals that have finely tuned balance and complex coordination?

The impulse that travels down a neuron's axon is called a(n)

Which of the following provides a connection between two neurons?

Which of the following drugs, when taken by an adult, will produce similar symptoms as the symptoms of a child with ADD?