Nervous system/brain

Question 1

2 subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system

Answer 1

Somatic & Autonomic Nervous system

Question 2

What’s the Somatic NS

Answer 2

receives messages that control the voluntary motor movement

Question 3

What’s the Autonomic NS

Answer 3

controls automatic/involuntary bodily functions

Question 4

2 subdivisions of the Autonomic NS

Answer 4

sympathetic or parasympathetic

Question 5

C1-C7 - which region?

Answer 5

Cervical/neck region

Question 6

T1-T12 - which region?

Answer 6

Thoracic/chest region

Question 7

L1-L5 - which region?

Answer 7

Lumbar/back region

Question 8

S1 vertebra - which region?

Answer 8

Sacral (spine & hip meet) region

Question 9

Severing the spine between C1-C5 results in:

Answer 9

Quadriplegia

Question 10

Severing the spine at C6-C7 results in:

Answer 10

Paraplegia & partial paralysis

Question 11

Severing the spine at T1 or below results in:

Answer 11

Paraplegia

Question 12

Cerebrum is involved with ____________

Answer 12

complex thought, perception & action

Question 13

Left hemisphere refers to the control over what?

Answer 13

Language & Logic

Question 14

What hemisphere is involved with perceptual, visual-spatial, artistic, musical & intuitive activities

Answer 14

The right hemisphere

Question 15

Where is the Broca’s area located & what does it control?

Answer 15

in the left frontal lobe & it controls the muscles that produce speech

Question 16

Damage to the frontal lobe is most often caused by what?

Answer 16

traumatic brain injury, a stroke or a tumor

Question 17

What division of the frontal lobe is critical for personality, emotionality, planning & initiation, judgement & cognitive flexibility

Answer 17

prefrontal cortex

Question 18

What division of the frontal lobe is involved in planning movement?

Answer 18

premotor area

Question 19

What division of the frontal lobe is involves instigating/doing muscle movements

Answer 19

motor area

Question 20

Parietal lobe

Answer 20

Somatosensory information (e.g., pain & heat)

Question 21

Damage to the parietal lobe is caused by

Answer 21

Stroke

Question 22

Delirium
1. Disturbance in what 2 things
2. How is it diagnosed?

Answer 22

1. Attention & awareness
2. Needs evidence of a physiological cause

Question 23

2 hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease

Answer 23

Amyloid plaques & neurofibrillary tangles

Question 24

What neurotransmitter decreases with Alzheimer’s & what’s cognitive functions is it involved with

Answer 24

Acetylcholine - involved with learning & memory

Question 25

What’s the cause of Major Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder

Answer 25

numerous small cerebrovascular accidents AKA strokes

Question 26

What are 3 symptoms of Major ND with Lewy Bodies that differentiate it from Alzheimer’s

Answer 26

1. Visual hallucinations
2. Sleep disturbances
3. Muscle rigidity

Question 27

Where are the abnormalities found in Parkinson’s disease?

Answer 27

Substantial Nigra (section of the Basal Ganglia - regulates voluntary movement)

Question 28

Huntington’s Disease involves what sections of the basal ganglia

Answer 28

1. Caudate nucleus
2. Putamen

Question 29

The motor symptoms of Huntington’s are from a reduction of what 2 neurotransmitters which results in an excess of ___________

Answer 29

Acetylcholine & GABA which results in an excess of Dopamine

Question 30

Pick’s disease & progressive supranuclear palsy are which neurocognitive disorder?

Answer 30

Major Frontotemporal Neurocognitive Disorder

Question 31

Two subtypes of closed head injury

Answer 31

Concussions & Contusions

Question 32

Key distinction between pseudodementia & neurocognitive disorder is what?

Answer 32

Older people with pseudodementia will often complain about their mild cognitive dysfunction

Question 33

What’s Gate Control Theory

Answer 33

Sensations of pain are mediated by neural gates in the spinal cord that allows or doesn’t allow these signals to continue on to the brain

Question 34

Centralization of Pain Theory - what it’s connected to & what is it?

Answer 34

Chronic pain & it believes sensitization to pain occurs when the brain is exposed to repeated pain signals so the brain remembers the pain & is quicker to respond to new pain signals in the future - lower pain threshold & stronger pain response

Question 35

Difference between Beta vs Alpha waves

Answer 35

Beta: alertness & attention (“you beta be alert”)
Alpha: relaxation (“ahhh”

Question 36

What waves are involved in stage 1 of sleep?

Answer 36

Theta waves

Question 37

What rapid & rhythmic wave activity is involved in stage 2 of sleep?

Answer 37

Sleep spindles

Question 38

What waves are involved in stage 3 & 4?

Answer 38

Delta waves

Question 39

What’s stage 5 of sleep called?

Answer 39

REM Sleep

Question 40

What is the restorative function of N-REM sleep vs REM sleep?

Answer 40

N-REM: physically
REM: psychologically

Question 41

2 types of generalized seizures

Answer 41

Tonic clonic (grand mal)
Absence seizures (petit mal)

Question 42

2 types of partial seizures & common examples of each type

Answer 42

Simple Partial Seizures (Jacksonian seizures)
Complex Partial Seizures (temporal lobe epilepsy)

Question 43

3 stages of General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 43

1. Alarm
2. Resistance
3. Exhaustion

Question 44

The 6 constructs of the Health Belief Model

Answer 44

1. Perceived susceptibility
2. Perceived seriousness
3. Perceived benefits of preventative action
4. Perceived barriers of preventative action
5. Cues to action
6. Self-efficacy