ADVANCED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Drug Use - ANSWER is the utilization of a drug in a socially approved or
ritualistic manner.
Drug Misuse - ANSWER is the incorrect, or not intended, use of a prescription
or nonprescription drug that results in the physical, mental, emotional, or social
decline of the user.
Nervous System - ANSWER composed of the central nervous system (CNS)
and the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
Central Nervous System (CNS) - ANSWER consists of the brain and spinal
cord.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - ANSWER composed of nerves that stretch
from the CNS to the rest of the body. It contains two divisions: the autonomic
system and the somatic system.
Somatic System - ANSWER connects the CNS nerves to skeletal muscles and
the skin.
Autonomic System - ANSWER connects the nerves of the CNS to the body
organs. Function involuntarily and also has two divisions: the sympathetic
division and the parasympathetic division.
Sympathetic Division - ANSWER deals with the fight or flight response.
Parasympathetic Division - ANSWER returns the body processes to normal
after the sympathetic division has been stimulated.
, Neurons - ANSWER are the cells that transmit information and contain one
axon, but can have numerous dendrites.
Cell Body - ANSWER processes named axons and dendrites.
Synaptic Knobs - ANSWER tip of each axon and contains neurotransmitters in
its vesicles.
Chemical Receptors - ANSWER tip of the dendrites.
Synaptic Cleft - ANSWER gap between neurons.
Synapse - ANSWER gap between neighboring neurons and has a type of fat in
it that acts as an insulator.
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER chemicals manufactured by the cell body that
transmit nerve impulses from cell to cell.
Presynaptic Neuron - ANSWER cell which releases the neurotransmitter.
Postsynaptic Neuron - ANSWER cell which accepts the neurotransmitter.
Excitatory - ANSWER referring to the fact that it helps to trigger the
transmission of a nerve impulse.
Inhibitory - ANSWER which inhibits the transmission of nerve impulse.
Acetylcholine - ANSWER (excitatory neurotransmitter): muscle movement
Norepinephrine - ANSWER (excitatory neurotransmitter): arousal, moods,
memory formation
Dopamine - ANSWER (inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitter): body
movement, pleasure, reward
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Drug Use - ANSWER is the utilization of a drug in a socially approved or
ritualistic manner.
Drug Misuse - ANSWER is the incorrect, or not intended, use of a prescription
or nonprescription drug that results in the physical, mental, emotional, or social
decline of the user.
Nervous System - ANSWER composed of the central nervous system (CNS)
and the peripheral nervous system (PNS).
Central Nervous System (CNS) - ANSWER consists of the brain and spinal
cord.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - ANSWER composed of nerves that stretch
from the CNS to the rest of the body. It contains two divisions: the autonomic
system and the somatic system.
Somatic System - ANSWER connects the CNS nerves to skeletal muscles and
the skin.
Autonomic System - ANSWER connects the nerves of the CNS to the body
organs. Function involuntarily and also has two divisions: the sympathetic
division and the parasympathetic division.
Sympathetic Division - ANSWER deals with the fight or flight response.
Parasympathetic Division - ANSWER returns the body processes to normal
after the sympathetic division has been stimulated.
, Neurons - ANSWER are the cells that transmit information and contain one
axon, but can have numerous dendrites.
Cell Body - ANSWER processes named axons and dendrites.
Synaptic Knobs - ANSWER tip of each axon and contains neurotransmitters in
its vesicles.
Chemical Receptors - ANSWER tip of the dendrites.
Synaptic Cleft - ANSWER gap between neurons.
Synapse - ANSWER gap between neighboring neurons and has a type of fat in
it that acts as an insulator.
Neurotransmitters - ANSWER chemicals manufactured by the cell body that
transmit nerve impulses from cell to cell.
Presynaptic Neuron - ANSWER cell which releases the neurotransmitter.
Postsynaptic Neuron - ANSWER cell which accepts the neurotransmitter.
Excitatory - ANSWER referring to the fact that it helps to trigger the
transmission of a nerve impulse.
Inhibitory - ANSWER which inhibits the transmission of nerve impulse.
Acetylcholine - ANSWER (excitatory neurotransmitter): muscle movement
Norepinephrine - ANSWER (excitatory neurotransmitter): arousal, moods,
memory formation
Dopamine - ANSWER (inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitter): body
movement, pleasure, reward
