Drug Basics
What is a drug?
A substance that changes body or brain function.
Traits you get from your parents through DNA.
What is heredity?
Controls breathing and heart rate.
What is the brain stem?
Being awake and aware of what is happening around you.
What is consciousness?
What is an emotion?
An action or way someone acts
What is a prescription drug?
Medicine ordered by a healthcare professional.
The environment and experiences that shape who you are.
What is nurture?
Controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
Information you aren't thinking about but can easily remember.
What is preconscious?
When others influence your choices.
What is peer pressure?
What is a stimulant?
A drug that increases nervous system activity.
The side of the debate that focuses on genetics.
What is nature?
Helps with thinking, memory, and decision-making.
What is the cerebrum?
Knowing what you are doing and thinking right now.
What is consciousness?
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What is Mrs.Mimms?
What is a depressant?
A drug that slows nervous system activity.
The side of the debate that focuses on family, friends, and surroundings.
What is nurture?
What is the limbic system?
Controls emotions and memory.
Remembering your phone number when someone asks.
What is preconscious?
Something you do regularly.
What is a habit?
What is fentanyl?
A powerful synthetic opioid used medically and also made illegally.
The debate about whether genes or environment shape who a person becomes.
What is nature vs. nurture?
The largest part of the brain.
What is the cerebrum?
The state of being aware of yourself and your surroundings.
What is consciousness?
What are the four main areas of the brain?
What are the Frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes?