HOSA behavioral health knowledge Questions With Correct Answers

HOSA behavioral health knowledge brainstem - Answer- contains midbrain, medulla, and pons medulla - Answer- controls vital body functions ex: heart rate, breathing pons - Answer- control the management of sleep, arousal, facial expression cerebellum - Answer- maintaining balance and motor coordination midbrain - Answer- controls sensory reflexes, movement, pain reticular formation - Answer- controls mood, arousal, sleep; major source of serotonin and norepinephrine thalamus - Answer- controls sensation, memory, states of consciousness; receives sensory input from most systems basal ganglia - Answer- voluntary movement; degeneration in Parkinson's, also involved in OCD and ADHD hypothalamus - Answer- involved w/ motivation and homeostasis; regulates temperature, hunger thirst; directs ANS and endocrine system cingulate cortex - Answer- directs ANS; plays role in decision making, emotion, anticipation of reward, empathy cerebral cortex - Answer- thin layer of gray matter covering cerebral hemispheres frontal lobe - Answer- primary motor cortex and areas responsible for most complex cognitive processes prefrontal cortex - Answer- cortex associated w/ planning behavior, attention, and judgement orbitofrontal cortex - Answer- cortex associated with emotion, impulse control parietal lobe - Answer- primary somatosensory cortex (involved in neglect syndrome) Receives sensory info somatic nervous system - Answer- transmits commands for voluntary movement pineal gland - Answer- releases melatonin; maintenance of sleep-wake cycles ADHD - Answer- the causes of _______ are genetic (heritability 70%), and environmental factors