Impacts
What does alcohol block that can cause dehydration?
Water
What word means can not stop doing something?
Addiction
How many main parts of the brain are affected by alcohol?
2
Not being able to understand or thinking things are unclear.
Confusion
What part of the brain is an information processing center?
Temporal lobes
Why are teen brains affected differently than adult brains when alcohol is dranken?
Teen brains are still developing
What can cause headaches and body aches?
Dehydration
How many years do the Frontal Lobes take to fully develop?
25
When you are not seeing clearly you have...
Blurry vision
What large part of the brain makes up half of the total brain?
cortex
Over use of alcohol can lead to this disorder, which is another way to say addiction.
Substance abuse disorder
What word means integrates your senses by helping you balance and control your body? (Body part)
Cerebellum
How many people suffer from addiction?
20 Million
Not making good choices is also known as...
Poor judgement
Which brain system includes the hypothalamus and regulates behaviors, emotions, and memories?
Limbic
What causes you to feel less inhibited and less coordinated after a few drinks?
Glutamate and GABA
The brain releases this which causes happiness and changes in mood.
Dopamine
How many people die each day from taking to much drugs?
147
Not being able to respond as quickly as usual to physical tasks.
Slowed reaction times
Which part of the brain integrates your senses?
Cerebellum
PET scans showed that addiction affects what function?
Tissue function
What word means release of hormones that help regulate your temperature, hunger, thirst, and body development? (Body part)
Hypothalamus
How many people die from alcohol related things each day?
415
This change in how a person talks happens when a person drinks to much.
Slurred speech
Which part of the brain regulates hormones?
Hypothalamus