Alan Notices Reduced Alertness and Reduced Cognitive Function Based on Battery

question 57

Multiple Choice

Alan notices reduced alertness and reduced cognitive function based on battery of behavioral tests. What mechanistic action of the benzodiazepine explains this effect?

• A) Activation of BZ I sites in the cortex
• B) Activation of BZ I sites in the hypothalamus
• C) Activation of BZ II sites in the cortex
• D) Activation of BZ II sites in the hypothalamus

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Autosome

Chromosome of a pair that is the same in males and females; a chromosome that is not a sex chromosome.

Chromosome

Carriers of genetic material in the form of DNA, present in the cell's nucleus and visible during cell division.

Nucleotides

Nucleotides are the basic building blocks of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA, consisting of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

Nucleotide

Monomer of nucleic acids; small molecule with a ribose or deoxyribose sugar, a nitrogen-containing base, and one, two, or three phosphate groups. E.g., adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, uracil.