CBIS UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Anti-cholinergics - ✔✔a class of drugs that block the action of the NT acetylcholine
in the CNS and PNS
✔✔APOEe4 - ✔✔the genetic allele associated with increased risk for Alzheimer's
Disease
✔✔Aptosis - ✔✔a naturally occurring process that involves a controlled sequence of
steps that tell a cell to terminate itself; cell death
✔✔Apraxia - ✔✔inability to perform particular purposeful actions
✔✔Arachidonic acid cascade - ✔✔a complicated process in which the body responds to
chemical reactions of prostaglandins, leukotriene, and other substances to produce an
inflammatory response in the body
✔✔Ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) - ✔✔A set of connected nuclei in the
brain responsible for regulating arousal and sleep-wake cycles
✔✔Astrocytes - ✔✔a star-shaped glial cell that provides nutrients and maintain ion
balance; plays a role in repair and scar formation in the brain and SC
✔✔ataxia - ✔✔inability to perform coordinated movements
✔✔Athetoid movements - ✔✔Slow writhing movements of hands, feet, fingers, and toes
usually caused by lesions in the brain; hallmark of basal ganglia insult
✔✔Atlas - ✔✔first cervical vertebra; allows for movement on saggital plane
✔✔Axis - ✔✔second cervical vertebra; allows for movement on horizontal plane
✔✔Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM) - ✔✔20 minute
computerized neuropsych battery given to each service member prior to deployment.
✔✔Autonomic Dysfunction syndrome - ✔✔a problem with the autonomic nervous
system that controls processes such as digestion, heart rate, the immune system and
more
✔✔Awareness - ✔✔A state in which a person in conscious of the environment around
them
✔✔Axis I disorders - ✔✔clinical disorders such as depression, anxiety, and phobias.
, ✔✔Axis II Disorders - ✔✔Personality disorders and intellectual disabilities; some
diagnoses include antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder
✔✔Axon - ✔✔long extension of a neuron that sends signals electrochemically from one
neuron to another
✔✔axonal shearing - ✔✔a condition of damage to axons, as a result of being twisted
and disconnected in a violent agitating motion
✔✔Ballisms - ✔✔Quick flailing movements
✔✔basal ganglia - ✔✔coordinates physical movements by relaying info from cortex to
the brain stem and cerebellum
✔✔Benign Neglect - ✔✔medical staff discomfort or inexperience in treating certain
patients or conditions (without intended malice)
✔✔Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) - ✔✔a disorder of the inner ear
resulting in positional vertigo, causing a spinning sensation; an episode of mild-to-
extreme dizziness that is a result of a change of position of the head
✔✔binocular vision - ✔✔how the eyes are working together; deficits result in double
vision
✔✔biopsychosocial model - ✔✔a model of human behavior that takes into
consideration biological, cognitive-affective, social interpersonal, social institutional, and
cultural factors
✔✔blood-brain barrier - ✔✔A mechanism that prevents certain harmful susbstances
from entering the brain but allows others to cross. Protective system at the vascular
level
✔✔Brain hypothesis - ✔✔the idea that the brain is the source of behavior and overall
conscious experience
✔✔Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - ✔✔a protein in the neurotrophin family of
growth factors that promotes neurogenesis
✔✔Broca's area - ✔✔located in the lower portion of the motor cortex in the left frontal-
temporal lobe controlling muscles of the face
GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Anti-cholinergics - ✔✔a class of drugs that block the action of the NT acetylcholine
in the CNS and PNS
✔✔APOEe4 - ✔✔the genetic allele associated with increased risk for Alzheimer's
Disease
✔✔Aptosis - ✔✔a naturally occurring process that involves a controlled sequence of
steps that tell a cell to terminate itself; cell death
✔✔Apraxia - ✔✔inability to perform particular purposeful actions
✔✔Arachidonic acid cascade - ✔✔a complicated process in which the body responds to
chemical reactions of prostaglandins, leukotriene, and other substances to produce an
inflammatory response in the body
✔✔Ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) - ✔✔A set of connected nuclei in the
brain responsible for regulating arousal and sleep-wake cycles
✔✔Astrocytes - ✔✔a star-shaped glial cell that provides nutrients and maintain ion
balance; plays a role in repair and scar formation in the brain and SC
✔✔ataxia - ✔✔inability to perform coordinated movements
✔✔Athetoid movements - ✔✔Slow writhing movements of hands, feet, fingers, and toes
usually caused by lesions in the brain; hallmark of basal ganglia insult
✔✔Atlas - ✔✔first cervical vertebra; allows for movement on saggital plane
✔✔Axis - ✔✔second cervical vertebra; allows for movement on horizontal plane
✔✔Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics (ANAM) - ✔✔20 minute
computerized neuropsych battery given to each service member prior to deployment.
✔✔Autonomic Dysfunction syndrome - ✔✔a problem with the autonomic nervous
system that controls processes such as digestion, heart rate, the immune system and
more
✔✔Awareness - ✔✔A state in which a person in conscious of the environment around
them
✔✔Axis I disorders - ✔✔clinical disorders such as depression, anxiety, and phobias.
, ✔✔Axis II Disorders - ✔✔Personality disorders and intellectual disabilities; some
diagnoses include antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder
✔✔Axon - ✔✔long extension of a neuron that sends signals electrochemically from one
neuron to another
✔✔axonal shearing - ✔✔a condition of damage to axons, as a result of being twisted
and disconnected in a violent agitating motion
✔✔Ballisms - ✔✔Quick flailing movements
✔✔basal ganglia - ✔✔coordinates physical movements by relaying info from cortex to
the brain stem and cerebellum
✔✔Benign Neglect - ✔✔medical staff discomfort or inexperience in treating certain
patients or conditions (without intended malice)
✔✔Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) - ✔✔a disorder of the inner ear
resulting in positional vertigo, causing a spinning sensation; an episode of mild-to-
extreme dizziness that is a result of a change of position of the head
✔✔binocular vision - ✔✔how the eyes are working together; deficits result in double
vision
✔✔biopsychosocial model - ✔✔a model of human behavior that takes into
consideration biological, cognitive-affective, social interpersonal, social institutional, and
cultural factors
✔✔blood-brain barrier - ✔✔A mechanism that prevents certain harmful susbstances
from entering the brain but allows others to cross. Protective system at the vascular
level
✔✔Brain hypothesis - ✔✔the idea that the brain is the source of behavior and overall
conscious experience
✔✔Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - ✔✔a protein in the neurotrophin family of
growth factors that promotes neurogenesis
✔✔Broca's area - ✔✔located in the lower portion of the motor cortex in the left frontal-
temporal lobe controlling muscles of the face
