Nervous and Endocrine System
The part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for stressful or emergency situations
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System
The basic building blocks of the nervous system that transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.
What is a neuron
A neural impulse that travels down the axon triggered by a change in electrical charge.
This is keeping you breathing and your heart beating
What is the medulla
Over time, Lisa requires a higher dose to achieve the same pain-relieving effect from her medication.
Tolerance
The stage of sleep dreams occur in
REM
What was the most streamed song of the year
Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter
Part of the nervous system consisting of the Brain and Spinal Cord
What is the Central Nervous System?
Cells that help repair neurons
Glial cells
The time following an action potential during which a neuron is unable to fire again.
Refractory Period
These lobes of the brain contain the auditory cortices
Temporal Lobes
Alcohol is this type of drug
Depressant
While watching a movie, Liam suddenly and uncontrollably fell into a deep sleep.
Narcolepsy
In June 2024, which artist remarked that his arrest "is going to ruin the tour"?
Justin Timberlake
Mateo consciously decided to raise his hand to answer a question and used this system under his control to make that happen.
Somatic nervous system
Part of the neuron that receives signals from other cells
Dendrite
GABA caused the next neuron in Jose's brain to be less likely to fire. GABA is a ________ neurotransmitter.
Inhibitory
This part of the brain is severed in split-brain patients
Corpus Callosum
Carlos consumes this class of drugs, which altered his perception of reality so he experienced vivid, distorted sensory perceptions.
Hallucinogen
After several nights of sleep deprivation, Alex spent an unusually large amount of time in REM sleep the next night.
REM rebound
Who did Charli XCX "work it out with" on the remix?
Lorde
Hormones travel in it
Blood
Jamal's brain tells his legs to start running using these neurons.
Motor Neurons
Julian’s brain released this chemical while eating his favorite ice cream, which made him feel pleasure and reinforced the behavior.
Dopamine
this region of the brain to coordinate his voluntary muscle movements.
Motor Cortex
The medication Ritalin is included in this class of medications because it increased activity in Alex's brain and helped him focus and pay attention.
Stimulant
David's partner often heard him stop breathing for short periods while he was asleep.
Sleep Apnea
Name of the baby hippo who went viral
Moo Deng
Gland that secretes growth hormone and controls communication with other glands of the endocrine system
Pituitary Gland
Chloe taps her foot whenever she is bored. The signal to do this is able to travel from her brain to her foot so quickly because of this insulated covering of neurons.
Myelin Sheath
Botox which stops muscle contractions is an antagonist for this neurotransmitter
Acetylcholine
Ned asks his friend Alisha how she is doing using this part of his brain specialized for speech function.
Broca's area
SSRIs are a type of medication that block the reabsorption of serotonin, increasing the amount of it in the synapse to improve mood.
Reuptake inhibitor
Theory that the purpose of sleep is to strengthen the new information learned that day into long-term memories.
What was the breakdancer name of the woman who went viral for her "dancing" at the Olympics?
Raygun