Nervous System Disorders

Bipolar disorder is similar to schizophrenia in that researchers suspect that both include troublewith the neurotransmitter

• A) dopamine

• B) acetylcholine

• C) norepinephrine

• D) nitric oxide

Bipolar disorder differs from schizophrenia in that

•  A) schizophrenia results in hallucinations.

• B) schizophrenia results in both manic and depressive states.

• C) schizophrenia results in decreased dopamine.

• D) bipolar disorder involves both genes and environment.

While more Alzheimerʹs disease is not hereditary, there is one subset of cases, called Familial Alzheimerʹs Disease (FAD) that can be seen to be transmitted through pedigrees. FAD has earlier age of onset but is otherwise similar. Which of the following groups of genes would you expect to be involved?

• A) genes for amyloid or amyloid cleaving enzymes

• B) genes for dopamine precursors

• C) genes for biogenic amines

• D) genes for premature aging

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Insufficient production of acetylcholine in the synapses of the brain, abnormal tangled neurons, and large deposits of beta-amyloid are problems associated with which one of thefollowing diseases?

• A) meningitis

• B) Alzheimer's disease

• C) rabies

• D) Parkinson's disease

Which one of the following diseases is caused by a virus that is introduced to the body through the skin and travels along sensory neurons to the brain?

• A) meningitis

• B) rabies

• C) epilepsy

• D) Alzheimer's disease

Which one of the following diseases is a progressive degenerative disorder caused by destruction of dopamine-releasing neurons in the brain that coordinate muscle movement?

• A) Alzheimer's disease

• B) epilepsy

• C) encephalitis

• D) Parkinson's disease