Neurotransmitters
What do neurotransmitters do?
They are used to transmit messages between neurons or from neurons to muscles
What are neurons?
Nerve cells
What part of the brain is associated with judgement, planning, and decision making?
Frontal Lobe
What is one symptom of a concussion?
Headaches, confusion, dizziness
The central nervous system is made up of the _______ and the _________.
1. Brain
2. Spinal cord
What type of transmitter promotes generation of a nerve signal?
Excitatory Transmitter
True or false? A neuron can be over 1 meter long
True
What part of the brain processes pain and touch senses?
Parietal Lobe
What is one symptom of Alzheimer's?
Memory loss, confusion, seen in older people
The ______ nervous system is responsible for things we do not actively think about to do, like digestion.
Autonomic
Which neurotransmitter is associated with happiness and pleasure? Hint: it is the neurotransmitter that is released into the bloodstream when you are on laughing gas!
Dopamine
True or false? There are over 50 billion neurons in the brain.
True! There are approximately 86 billion.
What part of the brain processes hearing and memories?
Temporal Lobe
Give one example of a mental disorer.
PTSD, depression, BPD, anxiety, etc.
True/False: You fall asleep when you are on laughing gas
False
Which neurotransmitter is associated with love?
Oxytocin
How do neurons talk to each other?
They send messages down their axon and their dendrites release a chemical signal that is received by the synapse of another neuron.
What part of the brain processes information about sight/vision?
Occipital Lobe
What is a tumor?
Mass of abnormal cells that form in your body
True/False: Laughing gas is called that because it makes everyone very giggly
False...Not everyone gets super giggly
Name one purpose of adrenaline/epinephrine
Fight or flight, increasing heartrate, EpiPen
Name 5 parts of a neuron! (100 points each)
Cell Body
Axon
Myelin Sheath
Dendrites
Synapse / axon terminal
What part of the brain is responsible for movement, coordination, and balance?
Cerebellum
What is ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)?
A disease that affects brain cell connections and the cells themselves degenerate and die. It also affects muscle movements.
Total: 20 years!
1. 4 years of high school
2. 4 years of college
3. 4 years of medical school
4. 1 year surgical internship
5. 7 year neurosurgery residency