Neurons!
Contains the cell's nucleus.
The cell body
The brain and spinal cord processing information.
The Central Nervous System
Continuing to use a drug despite life disruptions.
Substance Use Disorder
An area of tissue in the brain that dies.
Lesion
I can't keep rhythm and lose my place in line or forget where I am at when I am driving.
Temporal Lobe
A fancy term for the neuron either firing or not firing.
All or none response
Involuntary Control of Bodily Functions
Autonomic Nervous System
Barbiturates and opioids are classified as what type of drug?
Depressant
Wernicke's Area
I struggle to feel full and have noticed significant weight gain.
Hypothalamus
Receive signals from other neuron cells.
Dendrites
Turning my head.
Somatic NS
Any type of drug that impacts the brain and therefore a person's moods.
x2 Points!
Psychoactive drug
The brain's ability to produce new neurons.
Neurogenesis
Parietal Lobe
Brief resting paise after it was fired.
Refractory Period
Homeostasis
Parasympathetic NS
If a person is using this category of drug, the memory is significantly impacted both short and long term. They attach to the receptors and slow them down.
Hallucinogen
The band of fibers that link the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Corpus Callosom
I am a person who struggles with understanding basic social cues and sometimes struggle to control my impulses.
Frontal Lobe
A neuron is filled with potassium and has what type of electrical charge prior to sodium intake?
x2 Points
Negative
Fight or Flight
Sympathetic NS
This type of drug excites neural activity and seeds up body functions. A person's pupils dilate, heart and breathing rates rise, blood sugar rises, reduces appetite.
Stimulants
A portion of the frontal lobe that is responsible for speech and processing language formation.
Broca's area
The inability to recognize objects or faces.
x2 Points if you can use the scientific term and tell the region of the brain that is damaged.
Visual Agnosia - Occipital Lobe Damage