HOSA behavioral health knowledge Exam Questions and answers Updated 100% PASS

HOSA behavioral health knowledge Exam
Questions and answers Updated 100%
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Central Nervous system (CNS) - Correct Answers includes the brain and spinal cord
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II! brainstem - Correct Answers contains midbrain, medulla, and pons
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II! medulla - Correct Answers controls vital body functions ex: heart rate, breathing
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II! pons - Correct Answers control the management of sleep, arousal, facial expression
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II! cerebellum - Correct Answers maintaining balance and motor coordination
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II! cerebellum - Correct Answers contains more neurons than the rest of the brain
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II! midbrain - Correct Answers controls sensory reflexes, movement, pain
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II! reticular formation - Correct Answers controls mood, arousal, sleep; major source of serotonin and
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II! thalamus - Correct Answers controls sensation, memory, states of consciousness; receives sensory input
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II! basal ganglia - Correct Answers voluntary movement; degeneration in Parkinson's, also involved in OCD
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,II! hypothalamus - Correct Answers involved w/ motivation and homeostasis; regulates temperature,
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II! hunger thirst; directs ANS and endocrine system
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II! hippocampus - Correct Answers formation of long term memories II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!




II! cingulate cortex - Correct Answers directs ANS; plays role in decision making, emotion, anticipation of
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II! amygdala - Correct Answers fear and aggression
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II! nucleus accumbens - Correct Answers reward and pleasure
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II! corpus callosum - Correct Answers connects hemispheres
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II! cerebral cortex - Correct Answers thin layer of gray matter covering cerebral hemispheres
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II! frontal lobe - Correct Answers primary motor cortex and areas responsible for most complex cognitive
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II! Broca's area - Correct Answers speech production in left hemisphere
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II! prefrontal cortex - Correct Answers planning behavior, attention, and judgement
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II! orbitofrontal cortex - Correct Answers emotion, impulse control II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!




II! occipital lobe - Correct Answers primary visual cortex
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II! temporal lobe - Correct Answers primary auditory cortex
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II! parietal lobe - Correct Answers primary somatosensory cortex (involved in neglect syndrome)
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, II! lateralization - Correct Answers localization of function in one of the hemispheres (Ex: language
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II! Peripheral Nervous System - Correct Answers nerves and ganglia outside the CNS; contains somatic and
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II! somatic nervous system - Correct Answers transmits commands for voluntary movement
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II! autonomic nervous system - Correct Answers controls glands and organs; contains sympathetic and
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II! sympathetic nervous system - Correct Answers fight or flight; expenditure of energy
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II! parasympathetic nervous system - Correct Answers rest and digest; storage of energy II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!




II! enteric nervous system - Correct Answers nerve cells embedded in lining of gastrointestinal system;
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II! communicates with endocrine system; source of 95% of boys serotonin II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II! II!




II! endocrine system - Correct Answers responsible for release of hormones into bloodstream; responses to
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II! input from hypothalamus
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II! pineal gland - Correct Answers releases melatonin; maintenance of sleep-wake cycles
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II! pituitary gland - Correct Answers master gland; stimulates activity of other glands
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II! main parts of the neuron - Correct Answers soma (cell body), axons (transmit info), dendrites (receive
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II! glial cells - Correct Answers provide structural matrix, clean up debris, form blood-brain barrier
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