ANCC PMHNP Exam Prep - Chapter 3 – Neuro Questions and Answers

ANCC PMHNP Exam Prep - Chapter 3 – Neuro Questions and Answers Also known as soma; made up of the nucleus and cytoplasm within the cell membrane: - Answer ️️ -Cell body Transmits signals away from the neuron's cell body to connect with other neurons and cells: - Answer ️️ -Stem or axon Collect incoming signals from other neurons and send the signal toward the neuron's cell body: - Answer ️️ -Dentrites Composed of spinal cord and the brain - Answer ️️ -Central nervous system Conveys information from the CNS to skeletal muscles; responsible for voluntary movement - Answer ️️ -Somatic nervous system Regulates internal body functions to maintain homeostasis; conveys info from the CNS to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands; responsible for involuntary movement; divided into the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system - Answer ️️ - Autonomic nervous system The excitatory division; prepares the body for stress (fight or flight); stimulates or increases activity of organs - Answer ️️ -Sympathetic nervous system Maintains or restores energy; inhibits or decreases activity of organs - Answer ️️ - Parasympathetic nervous system Category of brain tissue i that is the myelinated axons of neurons: - Answer ️️ -White matter Composed of nerve cell bodies and dendrites; it is the working area of the brain and contains the synapses or area of neuronal connection - Answer ️️ -Gray matter Small shallow grooves in the brain - Answer ️️ -Sulci Deeper grooves extending into the brain - Answer ️️ -Fissures Raised tissue areas in the brain - Answer ️️ -Gyri Largest part of the brain, divided into two halves known as the right and left cerebral hemispheres - Answer ️️ -Cerebrum Dominant in most people; controls most right-sided body functions: - Answer ️️ -Left hemisphere Controls most left-sided body functions - Answer ️️ -Right hemisphere Corpus callosum - Answer ️️ -Connects right and left hemisphere - facilitates exchange of sensorimotor information between the two hemispheres. What area of the brain do these parts/activities occur: Motor function, premotor area, association cortex, seat of executive functions, language, personality variables? - Answer ️️ -Frontal Lobe Personality, emotional and intellectual changes are a result of problems in what area of the brain? - Answer ️️ -Frontal lobe Responsible for controlling voluntary motor activity of specific muscles: - Answer ️️ -Motor function/frontal lobe Coordinates movement of multiple muscles: - Answer ️️ -Premotor area/frontal lobe Allows for multimodal sensory input to trigger memory and lead to decision making: - Answer ️️ -Association cortex/frontal lobe Working memory, reasoning, planning, prioritizing, sequencing behavior, insight, flexibility, judgment, impulse control, behavioral cueing, intelligence and abstraction: - Answer ️️ -Seat of executive function/frontal lobe Expressive speech - Answer ️️ -Language/Broca's area/fronta