CAADC EXAM STUDY GUIDE TEST WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Central Nervous System (CNS) - ANS brain and spinal chord; psychoactive drugs
have primary effect here
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - ANS all the nerves that branch out from the
CNS and connect the system to other body parts including hand and feet.
subdivisions are Somatic and autonomic
somatic system - ANS composed of cranial and spinal nerves that connect to the
CNS to the skin and skeletal muscles
autonomic nervous system - ANS A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system.
Controls involuntary activity of visceral muscles and internal organs and glands.
includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic division
sympathetic division of ANS - ANS a division of the autonomic nervous system; it
prepares the body for action
Parasympathetic division of ANS - ANS tends to calm the body by slowing the heart
and breathing and by allowing the body to recover from the activities that the
sympathetic system causes
Dendrites - ANS fibers that send nerve impulses towards the cell body
axons - ANS Carry impulses away from the cell body
Acetylcholine - ANS enables muscle action, learning, and memory
Norepinephrine - ANS neurotransmitter helps control alertness and arousal, found in
the brain
Dopamine - ANS A neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and
learning and the brain's pleasure and reward system.
,Serotonin - ANS A neurotransmitter that affects hunger,sleep, arousal, and mood.
GABA - ANS a major inhibitory neurotransmitter, when interrupted convulsions may
occur
Glycine - ANS neurotransmitter found in the spinal cord
endorphins and enkephalins - ANS act as natural painkillers
medulla oblongata - ANS Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining
functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.
ARAS (ascending reticular activating system) - ANS A part of the upper brain stem
through which information flows into the brain and stimulates it. controls sleeping and
behavioral alerting.
pons - ANS A brain structure that relays information from the cerebellum to the rest
of the brain
Midbrain - ANS A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory
information and relays it upward. visual and auditory reflex as well as hand movement
Cerebellum - ANS A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
staggering and loss of balance from alcohol.
Thalamus - ANS functions as the central relay station of the brain, where all
incoming sensory impulses except for smell are channeled to the appropriate regions of
the cerebellum.
Subthalamus - ANS small area situated beneath the thalamus and above the
midbrain, which functions along with the cerebellum in controlling and coordinating
motor activity
Hypothalamus - ANS a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating,
drinking, body temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland,
and is linked to emotion. function is maintain homeostasis
limbic system - ANS neural system (including the hippocampus, amygdala, and
hypothalamus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and
drives.
, Cerebrum - ANS Largest part of the brain; responsible for voluntary muscular activity,
vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory.
frontal lobe - ANS A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for
movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement
Parietal lobes - ANS sensory areas which are responsible for temp, touch, pressure
and pain.
temporal lobe - ANS Sensory areas responsible for hearing. association areas used
to interpret sensory experiences and in the memory of visual scenes.
occipital lobe - ANS sensory area responsible for vision.
Alcohol - ANS cNS depressant, most abused in our society, 10 percent of the
drinking population are dependent on it.
Alcohol use - ANS the consumption of beverage alcohol within some socially
prescribed or ritualistic context
alcohol misuse - ANS unintentional or inappropriate use of beverage alcohol
resulting in the impaired physical, mental, emotional or social well being of the user.
alcohol abuse - ANS deliberate or unintentional use of beverage alcohol which
results in any degree of physical, mental, emotional or social impairment of the user.
alcohol dependence - ANS psychological and/or physical need for beverage alcohol-
characterized by compulsive use, tolerance and physical dependence manifest by
withdrawal syndrome
Alcohalism - ANS A primary, chronic disease with genetic psychosocial and
environmental factors influencing its developmental and and manifestations.
What two keys issues separate alcohol use/abuse from alcohalism - ANS tolerance,
and loss of control ( the inability to predict with accuracy what will happen when a
person takes a drink)
Sedative Hypnotic Drugs - ANS substances that induce depression on the central
nervous system= create a calming effect.
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Central Nervous System (CNS) - ANS brain and spinal chord; psychoactive drugs
have primary effect here
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - ANS all the nerves that branch out from the
CNS and connect the system to other body parts including hand and feet.
subdivisions are Somatic and autonomic
somatic system - ANS composed of cranial and spinal nerves that connect to the
CNS to the skin and skeletal muscles
autonomic nervous system - ANS A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system.
Controls involuntary activity of visceral muscles and internal organs and glands.
includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic division
sympathetic division of ANS - ANS a division of the autonomic nervous system; it
prepares the body for action
Parasympathetic division of ANS - ANS tends to calm the body by slowing the heart
and breathing and by allowing the body to recover from the activities that the
sympathetic system causes
Dendrites - ANS fibers that send nerve impulses towards the cell body
axons - ANS Carry impulses away from the cell body
Acetylcholine - ANS enables muscle action, learning, and memory
Norepinephrine - ANS neurotransmitter helps control alertness and arousal, found in
the brain
Dopamine - ANS A neurotransmitter associated with movement, attention and
learning and the brain's pleasure and reward system.
,Serotonin - ANS A neurotransmitter that affects hunger,sleep, arousal, and mood.
GABA - ANS a major inhibitory neurotransmitter, when interrupted convulsions may
occur
Glycine - ANS neurotransmitter found in the spinal cord
endorphins and enkephalins - ANS act as natural painkillers
medulla oblongata - ANS Part of the brainstem that controls vital life-sustaining
functions such as heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, and digestion.
ARAS (ascending reticular activating system) - ANS A part of the upper brain stem
through which information flows into the brain and stimulates it. controls sleeping and
behavioral alerting.
pons - ANS A brain structure that relays information from the cerebellum to the rest
of the brain
Midbrain - ANS A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory
information and relays it upward. visual and auditory reflex as well as hand movement
Cerebellum - ANS A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
staggering and loss of balance from alcohol.
Thalamus - ANS functions as the central relay station of the brain, where all
incoming sensory impulses except for smell are channeled to the appropriate regions of
the cerebellum.
Subthalamus - ANS small area situated beneath the thalamus and above the
midbrain, which functions along with the cerebellum in controlling and coordinating
motor activity
Hypothalamus - ANS a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating,
drinking, body temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland,
and is linked to emotion. function is maintain homeostasis
limbic system - ANS neural system (including the hippocampus, amygdala, and
hypothalamus) located below the cerebral hemispheres; associated with emotions and
drives.
, Cerebrum - ANS Largest part of the brain; responsible for voluntary muscular activity,
vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought, and memory.
frontal lobe - ANS A region of the cerebral cortex that has specialized areas for
movement, abstract thinking, planning, memory, and judgement
Parietal lobes - ANS sensory areas which are responsible for temp, touch, pressure
and pain.
temporal lobe - ANS Sensory areas responsible for hearing. association areas used
to interpret sensory experiences and in the memory of visual scenes.
occipital lobe - ANS sensory area responsible for vision.
Alcohol - ANS cNS depressant, most abused in our society, 10 percent of the
drinking population are dependent on it.
Alcohol use - ANS the consumption of beverage alcohol within some socially
prescribed or ritualistic context
alcohol misuse - ANS unintentional or inappropriate use of beverage alcohol
resulting in the impaired physical, mental, emotional or social well being of the user.
alcohol abuse - ANS deliberate or unintentional use of beverage alcohol which
results in any degree of physical, mental, emotional or social impairment of the user.
alcohol dependence - ANS psychological and/or physical need for beverage alcohol-
characterized by compulsive use, tolerance and physical dependence manifest by
withdrawal syndrome
Alcohalism - ANS A primary, chronic disease with genetic psychosocial and
environmental factors influencing its developmental and and manifestations.
What two keys issues separate alcohol use/abuse from alcohalism - ANS tolerance,
and loss of control ( the inability to predict with accuracy what will happen when a
person takes a drink)
Sedative Hypnotic Drugs - ANS substances that induce depression on the central
nervous system= create a calming effect.
