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THE NERVOUS SYSTEM 4
BREE STUDY GUIDE
| (T/F)Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| THE NEUROTRANSMITTERS ARE RELEASED AT THE END OF THE NEURON AND CROSS THE SPACE, CALLED A SYNAPSE | TRUE OR FALSE |
| THE CHANGES IN THE ENVIROMENT THAT SET OFF THE NERVE IMPULSE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANOTHER NEURON ARE CALLED STIMULI | TRUE OR FALSE |
| THE NEUROTRANSMITTERS RECOGNIZE MOLECULES THAT ARE WAITIN TO RECEIVE THEM, CALLED RECEPTORS | TRUE OR FALSE |
| RECEPTORS IN THE SKIN SEND INFO. TO THE SPINAL CORD THROUGH THE SPINAL NERVES | TRUE OR FALSE |
| THE BBB IS A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE THAT ALLOWS SOME SUBSTANCES TO CROSS BUT PREVENTS OTHERS FROM CROSSING | TRUE OR FALSE |
| MENTAL ILLNESS CAN AFFECT ANYONE | TRUE OR FALSE |
| BARBITURATES ARE NOT USED AS OFTEN FOR ANXIETY AS THEY ONCE WERE B/C THEY ARE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE(CII)ADN THERE ARE BETTER ALTERNATIVES | TRUE OR FALSE |
| PROPER DOSING IS IMPROTANT SO THAT ANTI-ANXIETY DRUGS CAN BE GIVEN DURING THE DAY TO PREVENT ANXIETY EPISODES AND AVOID SLEEPINESS | TRUE OR FALSE |
| BENZODIAZEPINES ARE USED TO TREAT MANY DISORDERS OTHER THAN ANXIETY, DUE TO THE SEDATION AND HYPNOTIC EFFECTS | HYPNOTICS FOR INSOMNIA, ANTICONVULSANT FOR EPILEPSY, MUSCLE RELAXANT FOR MUSCLE SPASTICITY, INDUCTION OF SLEEP OR ANESTHESIA AS PRE-ANESTHETIC OR PRE-SURGERY MEDICATION, ADJUNCT IN ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL, FOR VARIOUS PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSES T OR F |