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01 This is an egg-shaped structure involved in sensory organ and motor command processing. All sensory systems except for the olfaction
process through this, which is responsible for processing all external information. Has been associated with symptoms related to schizophrenia
and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
thalamus
02 This is involved in complex motor actions and linkage of cognition to motor actions. It is the main input area for the basal ganglia and is
activated when anticipating or engaging in pleasure.
Dorsal Striatum
03 This controls the communication between the two brain hemispheres. Is involved in attention, impulse control, and emotion regulation. It
integrates impulses from both sides of the brain. Persons with an underdeveloped or missing _____ may have intellectual impairment.
The corpus callosum
04 Is located on the sides of the brain and involved in short-term memory, speech, auditory signals, and smell recognition. It identifies "what"
things are - object identification. It contains the limbic system, amygdala, and hippocampus. There are multiple pathways within this which
affect object identification and language comprehension, including the ability to understand semantics. A dominant __________ lesion can
present as Wernicke's aphasia. Disorders of this structure include dementia, affective disorders, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders
(ADHD).
temporal lobe
05 This is the back part of the brain and controls visual processing. Damage to this lobe results in the inability to form visual memories. Bilateral
lobe damage results in the inability to recognize items by sight even though vision is normal. seizures of this lobe can cause hallucinations, such
as lines of color.
Occipital lobe
06 Are associated with movement, intelligence, abstract thinking. the ability to organize, personality, behavior, and emotional control.
Traumatic brain injuries can result in personality changes, difficulty controlling emotions, and other cognitive functions.
Frontal Lobes
07 The middle part of the brain, responsible for proprioception, is the home of the somatic senses. This part of the brain helps a person to
identify spatial relationships, interpret pain and touch in the body, and identify and give meaning to objects. Damage to the anterior portion of
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this lobe may cause asterogenesis, the loss of ability to recognize objects via the sense of touch. This may be experienced by patients with post
cerebral vascular accidents.
parietal lobe
08 This separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe.
Central Sulcus
09 I help to regulate mood. I've been called the "happy hormone," but actually I am not a hormone at all; I am a monoamine neurotransmitter.
Your body synthesizes me naturally from tryptophan. You know that amino acid in turkey that makes you content and happy after a big turkey
meal? That's me, helping you to feel relaxed, comfortable, and less stressed. I help to regulate sleep, arousal, libido, aggression, and pain
perception too! That's how I work in medications too.
Serotonin
10 one of the key monamine neurotransmitters that regulate mood. First of all, I am associated with executive function, your ability to perform
well, be organized, and all those good things including emotional intelligence. That's when I'm working hard in the prefrontal cortex. I'm also
essential to your movement and coordination. Being balanced is very important to me; too much or too little can cause problems. When my
levels are low you'll lose pleasure, interest, alertness, and even self-confidence. Low levels are also found in clients who have Parkinson's
disease. Too much of me is not always a good thing. I can lead to the hallucinations you see in schizophrenia and psychosis.
Dopamine
11 I've been referred to as the workhorse of the brain because I can affect almost every neuron in the brain. I'm quite the firecracker. You'll find
me working hard all over the brain affecting energy, memory, learning, and neural plasticity. I also work to relay sensory information and
regulate spinal and motor reflexes. When my levels are too high, I've been associated with schizophrenia, epilepsy, and mania. My receptors,
NMDA and AMPA, work with me across many regions of the brain. I can really make things happen.
Glutamate
12 It is the working area of the brain and the focus of psychiatry and neurology. Is associated with learning. Changes in this matter are linked to
psychiatric diagnoses including Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and major depressive disorder.
Gray matter
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13 are chemicals released by neurons to send communication across synaptic clefts to other neurons. Many psychiatric disorders and client
symptoms occur from an excess, deficiency, or imbalance of this because it can impact human emotion and behavior.
Neurotransmitters
14 Wernicke's area is associated with which of the following?
speech comprehension
15 The limbic system is associated with which of the following
emotion and learning
16 Which brain structure is most associated with long term memory?
hippocampus
17 When prescribing psychotropic medications, the PMHNP knows that these medications work within which specific areas?
mood
Which of the following are involved in regulating neurotransmission via excitation-secretion coupling?
voltage-sensitive sodium channels and voltage-sensitive calcium channels
What system influences the length of time for a drug to achieve efficacy?
signal transduction cascades
One of the signal transduction cascades, pass the message from a first receptor to a second messenger.
G protein linked systems
