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Maryville University – Psychopharmacology,
Neuroanatomy, Central & Peripheral Nervous
Systems, Brain Function & Neuropsychiatric
Foundations
Central nervous system (CNS) ......answer.....Brain and Spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) ......answer.....Nerve fibers and
Nerve ganglia
3 major parts of the brain ......answer..... Cerebrum;
Cerebellum;
Brainstem
Where is the brainstem? ......answer.....It connects the brain and
spinal cord
role of the brainstem ......answer.....Regulation of RR, HR, BP,
sleep-wake cycle and levels of alertness
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Cerebellum function ......answer.....Regulates movement, plays role
in procedural memory and classical conditioning
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Cerebrum ......answer.....Ability to think, plan, process sensory
information, and to move.
Motor function (control of voluntary movement)
......answer.....Back edge of frontal lobes
Somatosensory (bodily sensations: heat, cold, pain, pressure, body
position) ......answer.....Front edge of parietal lobes
vision (ability to see) ......answer.....Occipital lobe
auditory (ability to hear) ......answer.....top part of temporal lobe
Speech production (motor speech) ......answer.....Broca's area
(Frontal lobe, L. hemisphere)
Speech planning/comprehension (sensory speech)
......answer.....Wernicke's Area: Junction of the parietal, temporal,
and occipital lobes (L. hemisphere).
biologically- based motive- control of drives to satisfy basic
biological needs, such as hunger/thirst
......answer.....hypothalamus, located at the bottom of the
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brainstem, near where the brainstem meets the cerebrum
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Limbic functions (regulation of emotions) ......answer..... Limbic
system consisting of a group of brain areas located near the corpus
callosum and extending into the temporal lobes
the spinal cord (ascending tract) ......answer..... Carry sensory
information from body, upwards to the brain (touch, skin temp,
pain, & joint position)
the spinal cord (descending tract) ......answer. ....Carry information
from brain downwards to initiate movement and control body
functions
4 main groups of spinal nerves? ......answer.....C: Cervical
T: Thoracic
L: Lumbar
S: Sacral
Cervical nerves ......answer.....nerves in neck; supply mov't &
feeling to arms, neck & upper trunk. Also control bleeding
Thoracic nerves ......answer.....In the upper back; supply the trunk
and abdomen
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Lumbar nerves and sacral nerves ......answer.....nerves in lower
back; supply legs, bladder, bowel and sexual organs
Two parts of the PNS ......answer.....Somatic nervous system;
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic Nervous System (SNS) ......answer. .... Voluntary actions
autonomic nervous system (ANS) ......answer. .... Involuntary
actions
2 parts of the autonomic nervous system ......answer. .... sympathetic
nervous system (fight or flight); parasympathetic nervous system
(vegetative system)
Cluster A PD (odd/eccentric) ......answer. .... Paranoid, Schizoid,
Schizotypal
Cluster B PD (dramatic/erratic) ......answer .....Antisocial,
Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic
Cluster C PD (anxious/fearful) ......answer.....Avoidant, Dependent,
Obsessive-Compulsive
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Maryville University – Psychopharmacology,
Neuroanatomy, Central & Peripheral Nervous
Systems, Brain Function & Neuropsychiatric
Foundations
Central nervous system (CNS) ......answer.....Brain and Spinal cord
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) ......answer.....Nerve fibers and
Nerve ganglia
3 major parts of the brain ......answer..... Cerebrum;
Cerebellum;
Brainstem
Where is the brainstem? ......answer.....It connects the brain and
spinal cord
role of the brainstem ......answer.....Regulation of RR, HR, BP,
sleep-wake cycle and levels of alertness
SH
Cerebellum function ......answer.....Regulates movement, plays role
in procedural memory and classical conditioning
TS
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Cerebrum ......answer.....Ability to think, plan, process sensory
information, and to move.
Motor function (control of voluntary movement)
......answer.....Back edge of frontal lobes
Somatosensory (bodily sensations: heat, cold, pain, pressure, body
position) ......answer.....Front edge of parietal lobes
vision (ability to see) ......answer.....Occipital lobe
auditory (ability to hear) ......answer.....top part of temporal lobe
Speech production (motor speech) ......answer.....Broca's area
(Frontal lobe, L. hemisphere)
Speech planning/comprehension (sensory speech)
......answer.....Wernicke's Area: Junction of the parietal, temporal,
and occipital lobes (L. hemisphere).
biologically- based motive- control of drives to satisfy basic
biological needs, such as hunger/thirst
......answer.....hypothalamus, located at the bottom of the
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brainstem, near where the brainstem meets the cerebrum
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Limbic functions (regulation of emotions) ......answer..... Limbic
system consisting of a group of brain areas located near the corpus
callosum and extending into the temporal lobes
the spinal cord (ascending tract) ......answer..... Carry sensory
information from body, upwards to the brain (touch, skin temp,
pain, & joint position)
the spinal cord (descending tract) ......answer. ....Carry information
from brain downwards to initiate movement and control body
functions
4 main groups of spinal nerves? ......answer.....C: Cervical
T: Thoracic
L: Lumbar
S: Sacral
Cervical nerves ......answer.....nerves in neck; supply mov't &
feeling to arms, neck & upper trunk. Also control bleeding
Thoracic nerves ......answer.....In the upper back; supply the trunk
and abdomen
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Lumbar nerves and sacral nerves ......answer.....nerves in lower
back; supply legs, bladder, bowel and sexual organs
Two parts of the PNS ......answer.....Somatic nervous system;
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic Nervous System (SNS) ......answer. .... Voluntary actions
autonomic nervous system (ANS) ......answer. .... Involuntary
actions
2 parts of the autonomic nervous system ......answer. .... sympathetic
nervous system (fight or flight); parasympathetic nervous system
(vegetative system)
Cluster A PD (odd/eccentric) ......answer. .... Paranoid, Schizoid,
Schizotypal
Cluster B PD (dramatic/erratic) ......answer .....Antisocial,
Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic
Cluster C PD (anxious/fearful) ......answer.....Avoidant, Dependent,
Obsessive-Compulsive
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